Monkey Warfare

{{Infobox film |name = Monkey Warfare |image = monkey_warfare_film.jpg |caption = Film poster |director = Reginald Harkema |producer = Leonard Farlinger<br>Jennifer Jonas<br>Kris King |writer = Reginald Harkema |starring = Don McKellar<br>Tracy Wright<br>Nadia Litz |music = DJ Hans Lucas |cinematography = Jonathon Cliff |editing = Kathy Winkauf |studio = |distributor = |released = {{Film date|2006|9|10|TIFF|2006|11|15|Canada}} |runtime = 75 minutes |country = Canada |language = English }} '''''Monkey Warfare''''' is a 2006 Canadian drama film written and directed by Reginald Harkema, starring Don McKellar, Tracy Wright, and Nadia Litz.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2006/film/markets-festivals/monkey-warfare-1200513272/|title=Monkey Warfare Review|last=Harvey|first=Dennis|date=November 20, 2006|magazine=Variety}}</ref> The film received multiple awards at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2006,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vancouverfilmcritics.com/2007/01/09/7th-annual-award-winners/|last=Castillo|first=Jorge Ignacio|title=7th Annual Award Winners|publisher=Vancouver Film Critics Circle|date=January 9, 2007|accessdate=August 24, 2021|via=WordPress}}</ref> and received an honorable mention from the Best Canadian Feature Film jury at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival.

==Cast== *Don McKellar as Dan *Tracy Wright as Linda *Nadia Litz as Susan *Earl Pastko as Ted *Rob Stefaniuk as real estate agent *Brenda Robbins as figurine lady *Marya Delver as bike girl *Sarah Manninen as bike girl *Rachel Wilson as bike girl *Erin McMurtry as bike girl *Marnie Robinson as bike girl *Jayne Eastwood as garage sales lady *Caroline Gillis as female cop *Lee Rumohr and Melissa Veszi as young couple *Isabel and Jason Knight as husband and wife

==Soundtrack== #"The Black Poodle" - performed by Comets on Fire #"Nuclear War" - written and performed by Sun Ra #"(Ballad of the) Hip Death Goddess" - written and performed by Ultimate Spinach #"The Old Revolution" - written and performed by Leonard Cohen #"What If We All Stopped Paying Taxes?" - performed by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings #"Girls Like That" - performed by Weird War #"Saturday Afternoon" - performed by Outrageous Cherry #"Kill For Peace" and "Group Grope" - performed by The Fugs #"Protest Song '68" - performed by Refused #"Pow! to The People" - performed by The Make-Up #"I (fuck) Mountains" - performed by Pink Mountaintops

==Reception== On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 75% based on 8 critics, with an average rating of 6.6/10.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/monkey-warfare|title=Monkey Warfare|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Flixster|accessdate=August 24, 2021}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb title|0832906}}

Category:Films set in Toronto Category:Canadian drama films Category:English-language Canadian films Category:2006 English-language films Category:2006 Canadian films Category:English-language drama films