- Sugar (film)
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director = John Palmer
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writer = John PalmerTodd Klinck Jaie Laplante
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starring =Andre Noble Brendan Fehr
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released = 2004
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imdb_id = 0374252"Sugar" is a Canadian
romantic drama film, released in2004 . The film was directed by John Palmer, and written by Palmer,Todd Klinck andJaie Laplante based on short stories byBruce LaBruce .The film stars
Andre Noble as Cliff, a sheltered and insecure suburban teenager being introduced togay life by Butch (Brendan Fehr ), ahustler . The film's cast also includesMarnie McPhail ,Sarah Polley ,Maury Chaykin andMichael Riley .Noble, who received strong reviews for his performance in "Sugar", died just a few weeks after the film's debut.
The film received 2 nominations at the 2005 Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's
25th Genie Awards . Klinck, Laplante and Palmer were nominated in the Best Adapted Screenplay category, while Fehr was nominated for Best Supporting Actor."Sugar" is available on DVD in the United States through
TLA Video .External links
*imdb title|id=0374252|title=Sugar
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