The Uncles

{{Infobox film | name = The Uncles | image = | caption = | director = [[James Allodi]] | producer = [[Nicholas de Pencier]] | writer = James Allodi | starring = [[Chris Owens (actor)|Chris Owens]]<br>Kelly Harms<br>Tara Rosling | music = Orest Hrynewich<br>Stephen Skratt | cinematography = [[Steve Cosens]] | editing = [[David Wharnsby]]<br>[[Christopher Donaldson]] | studio = Runaway Goat Productions | distributor = | released = {{Film date|2000|09|11|[[2000 Toronto International Film Festival|TIFF]]}} | runtime = 93 minutes | country = Canada | language = English | budget = }}

'''''The Uncles''''' is a 2000 Canadian drama film directed by [[James Allodi]].<ref>"Light-hearted film brings Toronto's Little Italy to life". ''[[National Post]]'', June 15, 2001.</ref>

The film stars [[Chris Owens (actor)|Chris Owens]] as John, an Italian Canadian restaurant manager in [[Toronto]] who is supporting his brother Marco (Kelly Harms), a college student, and sister Celia (Tara Rosling), who is disabled after a head injury.<ref>"Plots collide on College St.". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', June 29, 2001.</ref> When Celia develops an obsession with kidnapping neighbourhood babies to indulge her maternal instincts, John and Marco hatch a plan to get her [[pregnancy|pregnant]] so that she'll have her own baby and stop stealing other people's.<ref>"Planned parenting turns creepy". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', June 29, 2001.</ref> The film's cast also includes [[Dino Tavarone]], Veronica Hurnick, Nicola Lipman, [[Deborah Grover]], [[Alan Van Sprang]], [[Tony Nappo]] and [[Carlos Díaz (actor)|Carlos Díaz]].

The film premiered at the [[2000 Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref>"Festival's Canadian series opens in Maelstrom; Quirky film by Denis Villeneuve one of 15 homegrown features premiering this year". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', July 26, 2000.</ref> It was a finalist for the Best Canadian Film award at the [[Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2001]],<ref>[https://variety.com/2001/film/awards/memento-remembered-by-toronto-crix-1117857551/ "‘Memento’ remembered by Toronto crix"]. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', December 19, 2001.</ref> and was named to TIFF's year-end [[Canada's Top Ten]] list.<ref>"Lists, lists and lists: Tops in video". ''[[Peterborough Examiner]]'', December 20, 2001.</ref>

Owens received a [[Genie Award]] nomination for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] at the [[22nd Genie Awards]] in 2002.<ref>"Nominees for this year's Genie Awards". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', December 13, 2001.</ref>

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==External links== * {{IMDb title|0264130}}

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