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The Fishing Trip
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'The Fishing Trip' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Amnon Buchbinder and released in 1998.[http://playbackonline.ca/1998/09/07/22973-19980907/ "The Fishing Trip"]. 'Playback', September 7, 1998. The film stars Jhene Erwin as Kirsti, a young woman who is travelling with her sister Jessie (Melissa Hood) and their friend Murdoch (Anna Henry) to Kirsti and Jessie's father's fishing cabin, to confront their father about his history of committing sexual abuse against them in childhood."Director doesn't rise to the bait of making a simple revenge film". 'The Globe and Mail', November 13, 1998.
The film, made while Buchbinder was a student at the Canadian Film Centre, was shot in St. Joseph Island and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
The film received two Genie Award nominations at the 19th Genie Awards, for Best Supporting Actress (Henry) and Best Original Song (Suzie Ungerleider for "River Blue"). Ungerleider won the award for Best Original Song."Genie Awards turn into the Don McKellar show". 'The Globe and Mail', November 13, 1998.
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