''Princes in Exile'' is a 1990 Canadian feature-length coming of age drama about a group of young people at a summer camp for kids with cancer, directed by

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, written by Joe Wiesenfeld, based on a novel of the same name by Mark Schreiber. The film follows a 17-year-old protagonist, Ryan, played by

Zachary Ansley Zachary Jason Ansley (born 21 January 1972) is a Canadian actor and lawyer. He has been acting professionally since he was eleven years old. He was the winner of the first YTV Acting Award (1989). A graduate of Circle in the Square Acting Scho ...

, and the friends he makes over the summer. The film title is derived from the joking term the film characters adopt to describe themselves. Other characters in the film include Robert (Nicholas Shields), the camp's daredevil, who suffers from

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, as well as Holly (

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), a girl who has lost part of her leg, who becomes emotionally involved with Ryan.

Chuck Shamata Charles "Chuck" Shamata (born 1942) is a Canadian actor. Early life and education Born and raised in Toronto, he worked at Honest Ed's,"Shamata's riding out acting's ups and downs". ''The Globe and Mail'', October 12, 1974. and studied acting ...

plays the camp director. The 103-minute film was produced by John Dunning and was a co-production of Cinepix, the

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and

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. It was released theatrically in the United States by Fries Entertainment. The film received the best screenplay award at the

Montreal World Film Festival The Montreal World Film Festival (WFF; french: le Festival des Films du Monde) was one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF (although the Toronto Interna ...

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* 1990 films Canadian coming-of-age drama films National Film Board of Canada films Films directed by Giles Walker Films about cancer Films based on American novels 1990s teen drama films Films about summer camps Canadian drama television films 1990 drama films English-language Canadian films 1990s Canadian films {{1990s-Canada-film-stub