{{Infobox film | name = Rowing Through | image = | caption = | director = Masato Harada | producer = Claude Gagnon<br>Yuri Yoshimura-Gagnon | writer = Will Aitken<br>Masato Harada | starring = Colin Ferguson<br>Leslie Hope<br>Peter Murnik<br>James Hyndman | based_on = ''The Amateurs'' by David Halberstam | music = Masahiro Kawasaki | cinematography = Sylvain Brault | editing = Jean-Guy Montpetit | released = {{film date|1996|09|07}} | runtime = 116 minutes | country = Canada<br>Japan | language = English | budget = | gross = }} '''''Rowing Through''''' is a Canadian-Japanese co-produced drama film, directed by Masato Harada and released in 1996.<ref>"Tiff's life makes bad movie". ''The Globe and Mail'', October 11, 1996.</ref> Based on David Halberstam's book ''The Amateurs'', the film centres on American sculler Tiff Wood as he tries to qualify for the 1984 Summer Olympics.<ref>"Rowing movie sunk by bad script, acting". ''Toronto Star'', October 11, 1996.</ref>
The film stars Colin Ferguson as Wood, Leslie Hope as Kate Bordeleau, Peter Murnik as John Biglow and James Hyndman as Polar Bear Nelson, as well as Helen Shaver, Kenneth Welsh, Christopher Heyerdahl, Kris Holden-Ried and Ellen David.
The film received two Genie Award nominations at the 17th Genie Awards in 1996, for Best Supporting Actor (Hyndman) and Best Cinematography (Sylvain Brault).<ref>"Over-the-edge Canadian films poised for Genie nod". Canadian Press, November 24, 1996.</ref>
==Cast== * Colin Ferguson as Tiff Wood * Leslie Hope as Kate Bordeleau **Lisa Kalaschnick as Young Kate Bordeleau * Peter Murnik as John Biglow * James Hyndman as "Polar Bear" Nelson * Michiko Hada as Taki * Chris Jacobs as Joe Bouscaren (credited as Christopher Jacobs) * Helen Shaver as "Slim" * Kenneth Welsh as Harry Parker * Claude Genest as Al Shealy * Andrew Tarbet as Greg Stone * Christopher Heyerdahl as Paul Enquist * Kris Holden-Ried as Kurt Cruise (credited as Kristen Holden-Ried) * Rita Gam as Iris Biglow * Ellen David as Alexandra * Richard Jutras as Adam * Derek Johnston as Danny * Jeremy Hill as Stan * Daniel Skorzewski as Gammet * Nick Baillie as Polar Bear's Partner * Andrew Tees as Paul's Partner
==Home media== The film was released on DVD on June 19, 2001 by Vanguard Cinema.<ref>{{cite web|first=Ralph|last=Tribbey|url=http://www.hive4media.com/news/html/product_article.cfm?article_id=986|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010409183329/http://www.hive4media.com:80/news/html/product_article.cfm?article_id=986|title=DVD NEWS BRIEFS: Marengo's 'Killer B's'; BFS' 'Sharpe's' Series; MGM's May Slate; A&E;'s 'Pearl Harbor'; Vanguard's June|website=hive4media.com|archivedate=April 9, 2001|date=March 30, 2001|accessdate=September 14, 2019}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb title|0117518}}
Category:1996 films Category:1990s sports drama films Category:Canadian sports drama films Category:Japanese sports drama films Category:1996 drama films Category:English-language Canadian films Category:English-language Japanese films Category:1996 English-language films Category:Films directed by Masato Harada Category:1996 Canadian films Category:1996 Japanese films Category:Films scored by Masahiro Kawasaki Category:English-language sports drama films Category:Foreign films set in the United States Category:1996 sports films
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