Cranks is a city symphony focused on several different characters living in the sleepy isolated town of Winnipeg. Formally, the film emulates the aesthetic of a photo album - each new scene a black & white tableau vivant of a new character and setting. Connecting the various characters is the letters they all wrote - very odd ones - to Peter Warren, the radio host of the infamous Action Line program, which was broadcast throughout Canada from 1971-1998. Cranks explores how journalists like Peter Warren, who pioneered an accusatory and belligerent style of reporting, how this angry way of tackling issues has trickled down into our culture, and has impacted and emboldened real lives.
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Cast
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Darcy Fehr
Dave
Known for
Heaven Is for Real
My Winnipeg
Terra Hazelton
Gina
Known for
Orphan Black
Mary Kills People
Becca Blackwood
Ryan McKenna
Kelley Hirst
Annie
Louis Negin
Henry
Known for
My Winnipeg
The Forbidden Room
Brandon Oakes
Barry
Known for
Anne with an E
IT: Welcome to Derry
Tony Porteous
Rick
Also in
Manborg
H and G
Gloria Thompson
Fay
Also in
Time Sleeper
Bahia Watson
Dee
Known for
The Handmaid's Tale
My Little Pony: Make Your Mark
Ryan McKenna Director · Becca Blackwood Production designer
First release September 30, 2019 · Produced in Canada
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Canada
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Original language
English
Release dates
Canada · September 30, 2019
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No release date listed for United States.
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