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'', September 11, 2010. The film was originally planned in the late 1990s as a companion film to McDonald's ''

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'', which would have starred Hugh Dillon and

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. However, work on the film remained dormant until McDonald and screenwriter Daniel MacIvor decided to rewrite their original screenplay to be about two women instead. Rennie does, however, appear in the film as his ''Hard Core Logo'' character Billy Tallent. The film's cast also includes Daniel MacIvor,

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, Lenore Zann,

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and

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wrote the film's score. Wright was undergoing treatment for

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during the film's production."McDonald's ‘Trigger’ profound"
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'', September 30, 2010. It was the last film she completed before her death.

Awards and nominations

The film garnered four nominations at the

31st Genie Awards The 31st Genie Awards ceremony was held on March 10, 2011 to honour films released in 2010.

, including Best Actress nods for both Wright and Parker. Wright and Parker jointly won the prize for Best Actress at the 2011 ACTRA Toronto Awards."ACTRA Honours Its Best—and Lost Friends—of 2010"
''Torontoist'', February 26, 2011. Wright's husband McKellar, who appeared in the film, accepted the award in her honour, stating in his speech that the award "means more to me than any I've ever won".

References

External links

* 2010 films English-language Canadian films 2010 comedy-drama films Canadian comedy-drama films Films directed by Bruce McDonald 2010s English-language films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-comedy-drama-film-stub