''Red Deer'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Anthony Couture and released in 2000. Set in
Red Deer
The red deer (''Cervus elaphus'') is one of the largest deer species. A male red deer is called a stag or hart, and a female is called a hind. The red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Anatolia, Iran, and parts of we ...
,
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
, the film centres on two visitors to the city and their interactions with a group of local residents.
["Red Deer director exits Highway 2". '' Calgary Herald'', September 28, 2000.]
Otavie (Awaovieyi Agie) and Carol (Loreya Montayne) both check into a motel around the same time. Otavie befriends Sarah (Amber Rothwell), but becomes suspected of a crime by her father Jerry (
Kurt Max Runte) and boyfriend David (James Hutson) when she unexpectedly runs away; Carol takes a job as a
phone sex operator, and develops something of a relationship with Nigel (Joe Procyk), the lonely owner of a local bookstore.
[
Couture, a native of Red Deer, made the film as his masters thesis while studying filmmaking at the ]University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks among the top thre ...
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The film premiered at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival
The 2000 Toronto International Film Festival, the 25th annual festival, ran from September 7 to September 16, 2000. Along with special events to commemorate the anniversary, there were a total of 330 films screened. There was a special screening of ...
, where it received an honorable mention from the Best Canadian First Feature Film jury.["Toronto International Film Festival: Ang Lee, Burns win top prizes". '']The Globe and Mail
''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...
'', September 18, 2000.
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2000 films
2000 drama films
Canadian drama films
English-language Canadian films
Films set in Alberta
Films shot in Alberta
2000s English-language films
2000s Canadian films
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