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Wikipedia article
'The Dead Sleep Easy' is a 2007 Canadian drama film, a co-production of Odessa Filmworks and Zed Filmworks produced on location in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Its tagline is "When you're this far south, sometimes it's better to be dead than alive."
Plot
The story concerns a one-time Mexican wrestler known only as The Champ (Ian Hodgkinson) who becomes employed by a Mexican organised crime gang after he kills an opponent whose uncle is a mob leader. After witnessing a massacre of illegally smuggled migrants into the United States, The Champ decides to seek redress for this crime.
Cast
Distribution and release
The film has had numerous special screenings:
* 22 September 2007: Calgary, Calgary International Film Festival[http://www.calgaryfilm.com/schedule.php?fd=981 Calgary International Film Festival: 'The Dead Sleep Easy']
* 8 February 2008: Victoria (British Columbia) Film Festival[http://victoria.bside.com/2008/?_view=_filmdetails&filmId=45190994 Victoria Film Festival 2008: 'The Dead Sleep Easy']
* 15 February 2008: Toronto[http://zedfilmworks.com/tdse_toronto/ Zed Filmworks: Toronto showing]
* 22 February 2008: Ottawa
* 13 March 2008: Montreal[http://www.odessafilmworks.com/news/index.html Odessa Filmworks news]
* 15 March 2008: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Backseat Film Festival[https://archive.today/20120524142936/http://backseat.bside.com/?_view=_filmdetails&filmId=50828844 Backseat Film Festival: 'The Dead Sleep Easy']
* 20 March 2008: Dawson City, Yukon, International Short Film Festival
* 27 March 28 March 2008: Hollywood, California, Ricardo Montalbn Theatre
The film was given a DVD release on 5 March 2009 through Anchor Bay Canada.
References
Bibliography
*[http://www.anasidel.com/"Ana Sidel" official Ana Sidel site]* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080206044254/http://www.thedeadsleepeasy.com/tdse/ 'The Dead Sleep Easy' official site]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080406010438/http://www.zedfilmworks.com/films.php#tdse Zed Filmworks: 'The Dead Sleep Easy' profile]
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* 'Rue Morgue Radio': [http://www.ruemorgueradio.com/?a=archives Lee Demarbre interview regarding 'The Dead Sleep Easy'] 8 February 2008
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080513082234/http://www.maineventradio.netfirms.com/SteveColumns/leedemarbre.htm Interview with director Lee DeMarbre]
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