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Rowing Through
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Wikipedia article
'Rowing Through' is a Canadian-Japanese co-produced drama film, directed by Masato Harada and released in 1996."Tiff's life makes bad movie". 'The Globe and Mail', October 11, 1996. Based on David Halberstam's book 'The Amateurs', the film centres on American sculler Tiff Wood as he tries to qualify for the 1984 Summer Olympics."Rowing movie sunk by bad script, acting". 'Toronto Star', October 11, 1996.
The film stars Colin Ferguson as Wood, Leslie Hope as Kate Bordeleau, Peter Murnik as John Biglow and James Hyndman as Polar Bear Nelson, as well as Helen Shaver, Kenneth Welsh, Christopher Heyerdahl, Kris Holden-Ried and Ellen David.
The film received two Genie Award nominations at the 17th Genie Awards in 1996, for Best Supporting Actor (Hyndman) and Best Cinematography (Sylvain Brault)."Over-the-edge Canadian films poised for Genie nod". Canadian Press, November 24, 1996.
Home media
The film was released on DVD on June 19, 2001 by Vanguard Cinema.
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