Canadian Strain

{{Infobox film | name = Canadian Strain | image = Canadian Strain poster.jpg | caption = Poster | director = Geordie Sabbagh | producer = [[Ashleigh Rains]] | writer = | starring = [[Jess Salgueiro]] | music = Erik Arnesen | cinematography = Andrew Curr | editing = Michael G. England | studio = We'll Be Over Here Productions | distributor = Pacific Northwest Pictures | released = {{film date|2019|12|07|[[Whistler Film Festival|Whistler]]}} | runtime = 79 minutes | country = Canada | language = English | budget = }}

'''''Canadian Strain''''' is a 2019 [[Canada|Canadian]] comedy film, directed by Geordie Sabbagh.<ref>Darren Wiesner, [http://hnmag.ca/interview/canadian-strain-lifts-the-mood-at-the-whistler-film-festival/ "Canadian Strain Lifts the Mood at the Whistler Film Festival"]. ''Hollywood North Magazine'', December 20, 2019.</ref> The film stars [[Jess Salgueiro]] as Anne Banting, a [[drug dealer]] whose livelihood is disrupted by the 2018 legalization of [[cannabis in Canada]].<ref>Kelly Townsend, [https://playbackonline.ca/2019/11/14/pnp-mellows-out-with-canadian-strain/ "PNP mellows out with Canadian Strain"]. ''[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]'', November 14, 2019.</ref>

The film's cast also includes [[Thom Allison]], [[Benjamin Ayres]], [[Natalie Brown (actress)|Natalie Brown]], [[Colin Mochrie]], [[Ashleigh Rains]], [[Naomi Snieckus]] and [[Maria Vacratsis]].

Production on the film commenced in August 2018.<ref>[https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/comedy-film-canadian-strain-tackles-countrys-cannabis-legalization/ "Comedy film 'Canadian Strain' tackles country's cannabis legalization"]. [[CTV News]], August 16, 2018.</ref>

The film premiered at the [[Whistler Film Festival]] on December 7, 2019.<ref>Lauren Malyk, [https://playbackonline.ca/2019/09/18/wff-adds-nine-canadian-world-premieres/ "WFF adds nine Canadian world premieres"]. ''[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]'', September 18, 2019.</ref> It was slated to premiere commercially on March 20, 2020, but following the closure of public venues due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the producers shifted to online distribution, releasing the film on the [[Apple TV app|Apple TV]] platform on March 17.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/tuesday-march-17-2020-blair-underwood-jess-salgueiro-and-more-1.5499320 "Tuesday, March 17, 2020: Blair Underwood, Jess Salgueiro and more"]. ''[[Q (radio show)|Q]]'', March 17, 2020.</ref>

== Cast ==

* [[Jess Salgueiro]] as Anne Banting * [[Benjamin Ayres]] as Luke * [[Colin Mochrie]] as Jack Banting * [[Maria Vacratsis]] as Barbara Banting * [[Naomi Snieckus]] as Judy * [[Natalie Brown (actress)|Natalie Brown]] as Valerie * [[Thom Allison]] as Gary

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==External links== * {{IMDb title|8854384}}

[[Category:2019 films]] [[Category:2019 comedy films]] [[Category:Canadian comedy films]] [[Category:English-language Canadian films]] [[Category:Canadian films about cannabis]] [[Category:2019 English-language films]] [[Category:2019 Canadian films]] [[Category:English-language comedy films]]