''Finn's Girl'' is a 2007 Canadian drama film, directed by
Dominique Cardona
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and
Laurie Colbert
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'', June 28, 2007. The film stars Brooke Johnson as Finn, a medical doctor mourning the recent death of her wife Nancy ( Gail Maurice) while continuing to step-parent Nancy's rebellious daughter Zelly ( Maya Ritter) and managing an
abortion
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clinic which is being threatened by the increasingly violent protests of the
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'', June 4, 2008.
The film also stars
Richard Clarkin
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and
Gilles Lemaire
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as Diana and Xavier, the police officers helping Finn to protect the clinic.
The film was Cardona and Colbert's first narrative feature film, after making primarily documentaries and short films.Kathleen Mullen "Finn’s Girl: Filmmakers Laurie Colbert & Dominique Cardona" ''
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'', May 7, 2008.
It premiered on June 4, 2007, at the
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. It was subsequently screened at
Outfest
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, where it won an award for emerging cinema, and at the