The Dead Sleep Easy

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name = The Dead Sleep Easy


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director = Lee Demarbre
producer = Robert Menzies
writer = Ian Driscoll
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starring = Ian Hodgkinson
Dave Courtney
Ana Sidel
Martin Kove
music = Michael Dubué
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distributor = Odessa Filmworks
Zed Filmworks
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country = CAN
language = English
budget = CAD 250 000cite news | url=http://www.ottawaxpress.ca/film/film.aspx?iIDArticle=14010 | title=Pulp fiction | date=14 February 2008 | first=T.S. | last=Warren | publisher=Ottawa XPress | accessdate=2008-02-16 ]
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website = http://www.thedeadsleepeasy.com
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imdb_id = 0996928

"The Dead Sleep Easy" is a 2008 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

* Ian Hodgkinson - The Champ
* Dave Courtney - Tlaloc
* Ana Sidel - Maya
* Martin Kove - Bob DePugh
* Phil Caracas - Carlito
* Alex Lora
* Aaron Katz - Minuteman
* Talia Russo - Bunny

Distribution and release

The film has not yet been released widely, but numerous special screenings were initially arranged:

* 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 [ [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 [ [http://www.dawsonfilmfest.com/demarbre.html Dawson City International Short Film Festival: "The Dead Sleep Easy"] ]
* 27 March, 28 March 2008: Hollywood, California, Ricardo Montalbán Theatre [ [http://www.ricardomontalbantheatre.org/dead.html Ricardo Montalban Theatre: "The Dead Sleep Easy"] ]

References

Bibliography

* [http://www.anasidel.com/"Ana Sidel" official Ana Sidel site]
* [http://www.thedeadsleepeasy.com/tdse/ "The Dead Sleep Easy" official site]
* [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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* [http://maineventradio.netfirms.com/SteveColumns/leedemarbre.htm Interview with director Lee DeMarbre]