''Suze'' is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Dane Clark and Linsey Stewart and released in 2023. The film stars

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as Suze, a woman whose feelings of

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after her daughter Brooke ( Sara Waisglass) moves away to attend university lead her to become a doting mother figure to Brooke's ex-boyfriend Gage (

Charlie Gillespie Charles Gillespie (born August 26, 1998) is a Canadian actor and singer, known for his role of Luke Patterson in the Netflix series ''Julie and the Phantoms''. He previously acted in shows and films including '' Charmed'', '' Degrassi: Next Cla ...

) even though she never liked him at all when he and Brooke were dating.Zac Ntim
"‘The Dropout’ Star Michaela Watkins & ‘The Rest of Us’ Breakout Charlie Gillespie To Star In ‘Suze’; Production Begins In Ontario"
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'', September 16, 2022. The cast also includes

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, Sandy Jobin-Bevans, E. Fegan DeCordova, Catherine De Seve, Oscar Hsu, Sorika Wolf, Ordena Stephens, Neha Kohli and Ajahnis Charley in supporting roles. The film entered production in fall 2022 in

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. The film premiered at the 2023 Atlantic International Film Festival on September 16, 2023, and was screened at the 2023 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, and the 2023 Calgary International Film Festival.

Awards

At Calgary, the film won the Air Canada Award for Best Canadian Narrative Feature, and Gillespie received a special jury citation for his performance.Aryn Toombs
"Winners of 2023 CIFF competitions unveiled"
''LiveWire Calgary'', September 25, 2023.

References

External links

* 2023 films 2023 comedy-drama films Canadian comedy-drama films 2020s Canadian films English-language Canadian films Films shot in Hamilton, Ontario {{2020s-Canada-film-stub