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'Marlene' is a 2020 Canadian docudrama film, directed by Wendy Hill-Tout. The film centres on the case of Steven Truscott, a Canadian man who spent many years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of a murder he did not commit, through the eyes of his wife Marlene.[Eric Volmers, [https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/local-arts/calgary-film-retells-steven-truscotts-wrongful-conviction-story-through-eyes-of-his-wife "Calgary film retells Steven Truscott's wrongful conviction story through eyes of his wife"]. 'Calgary Herald', November 13, 2019.]
The film stars Kristin Booth as Marlene Truscott, and Greg Bryk as Steven Truscott.[Norman Wilner, [https://nowtoronto.com/movies/five-events-to-watch-at-whistler-film-festival-2020 "Five buzzy films to stream at the Whistler Film Festival"]. 'Now', December 1, 2020.] Julia Sarah Stone and Dempsey Bryk also appear as the younger Marlene and Steven in flashback scenes.[
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The film was shot in 2019, with the working title 'Chasing Justice'.[ It premiered at the 2020 Calgary International Film Festival.][Eric Volmers, [https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/movies/homegrown-cinema-calgary-international-film-festival-to-put-focus-on-alberta-this-year "Homegrown cinema: Calgary International Film Festival to put focus on Alberta this year"]. 'Calgary Herald', August 20, 2020.] It was subsequently screened at the 2020 Whistler Film Festival, where it was named runner-up for the Whistler Film Festival Audience Award.[Craig Takeuchi, [https://www.straight.com/movies/quebecois-folk-artist-documentary-wins-2020-whistler-film-festival-audience-award "Qubcois folk artist documentary wins 2020 Whistler Film Festival Audience Award"]. 'The Georgia Straight', December 28, 2020.]
Janal Bechthold received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Original Score at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.
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