Black Eyed Dog

Aug 26, 2006

1h 31m

★ 9.0

Overview

While a shocking series of crimes occur in a community along the Miramichi River, the life of Betty, a waitress in her thirties, takes an unexpected turn. She will not make her debut as a singer on the world stage after all but in her hometown that she had been planning to leave for a long time.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Grana Productions

Saint-GlinGlin Inc.

The Harold Greenberg Fund

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Cast

Betty

Sonya Salomaa

François

James Hyndman

Wayne

David Boutin

David

Brendan Fletcher

Doug

Fred Ewanuick

Andreas

Vlasta Vrana

Carol

Nadia Litz

Roxanne

Anne-Marie Cadieux

Eugene

Wally MacKinnon

Trudy

McKenzi Scott

Bobby

Geoff McBride

Harry

Charlie Rhindress

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