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Nurse.Fighter.Boy Directed by Charles Officer Written by Charles Officer Starring Clark Johnson
Karen LeblancMusic by John Welsman Cinematography Steve Cosens Distributed by Mongrel Media Release date(s) June 2, 2009 (Canada, limited)Country Canada Language English Nurse.Fighter.Boy is a Canadian drama film, originally released in 2008.
The film stars Karen LeBlanc as Jude, a widowed single mother undergoing treatment for sickle cell disease. While working as a night-shift nurse to support her son Ciel (Daniel J. Gordon), she meets and enters into a relationship with Silence (Clark Johnson), a troubled and brooding boxer who becomes a father figure for the young boy.
The film was directed by Charles Officer and written by Officer and Ingrid Veninger. It was the first feature film released through the Canadian Film Centre's training program for emerging film directors since David Weaver's Siblings in 2005.
Awards and nominations
The film garnered ten Genie Award nominations at the 30th Genie Awards, including Best Motion Picture, Best Actor (Johnson), Best Actress (LeBlanc), Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.
External links
Categories:- English-language films
- 2008 films
- Canadian drama films
- Black Canadian film
- Films directed by Charles Officer
- Canadian film stubs
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