''Preggoland'' is a 2014 Canadian

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directed by

Jacob Tierney Jacob Daniel Tierney (born September 26, 1979) is a Canadian actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for playing Eric in ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' (1990–1992) and as the co-writer, director, and executive producer of ...

and written by

Sonja Bennett Sonja Bennett (born August 24, 1980) is a Canadian actress and screenwriter. Her film debut was in the Canadian feature film ''Punch'' (2002), for which she won the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in a Canadian Film. She ha ...

. The film stars Bennett as Ruth, a 35-year-old single woman who falsely claims to be pregnant to deflect her friends' and family's mounting disapproval of her directionless, irresponsible lifestyle."TIFF 2014 Review: Preggoland"
. ''

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'', September 5, 2014. The film's cast also includes

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, Paul Campbell,

Laura Harris Laura Harris is a Canadian actress. Early life Harris is the daughter of schoolteachers. She began acting in radio dramas and animation series when she was five years old. As a child Harris was educated at Crofton House School and attended c ...

, Jared Keeso, Lisa Durupt, Carrie Ruscheinsky and Denise Jones. The film premiered on September 5, 2014 in the Special Presentations section of the

2014 Toronto International Film Festival The 39th annual Toronto International Film Festival, the 39th event in the Toronto International Film Festival series, was held in Canada from 4–14 September 2014. David Dobkin's film '' The Judge'', starring Robert Downey Jr. and Robert D ...

Cast

as Ruth Huxley *

as Walter Huxley *

as Shannon * Carrie Ruscheinsky as Deb * Denise Jones as Cherry *

as Pedro * Jade Loring as Libby * Olive Collingwood as Madison * Chance Hurstfield as Oliver * Brittney Wilson as Tina * Jessica McLeod as Liz

Release

The film had its world premiere on September 5, 2014 in the Special Presentations section at the

. The film also screened at the

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Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, also known as Cinéfest and Cinéfest Sudbury is an annual film festival in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada,"Cinefest provides cultural landmark". ''Sudbury Star'', September 16, 1999. held over nine ...

and

Calgary International Film Festival The Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) is a film festival held annually in Calgary, Alberta, in late September and early October. CIFF is the largest international film festival in Alberta and the sixth largest in Canada. The Festival's ...

. The film had its US premiere on January 28, 2015 at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. The film's Canadian distribution rights were acquired by

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, who would handle the film's theatrical release in Canada in spring 2015. Following the film's premiere at the

, Lightning Entertainment acquired the film's international distribution rights.

Critical response

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, 47% of 19 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.3/10.

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, which uses a

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, has given the film a score of 45 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Awards

The film was nominated for Best Canadian Feature Film and won the Most Popular Canadian Film Award at the 2014

. In January 2015, the film was nominated for Best British Columbia Film at the

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Awards. In March 2015 the film won the Best Screenplay Award at the Fargo Film Festival and won the Audience Choice Award for Best Feature at the Omaha Film Festival.

References

External links

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