Canadian Strain

2019 Canadian film

December 7, 2019 (2019-12-07) (Whistler)

Running time

79 minutesCountryCanadaLanguageEnglish

Canadian Strain is a 2019 Canadian comedy film, directed by Geordie Sabbagh.^[1] The film stars Jess Salgueiro as Anne Banting, a drug dealer whose livelihood is disrupted by the 2018 legalization of cannabis in Canada.^[2]

The film's cast also includes Thom Allison, Benjamin Ayres, Natalie Brown, Colin Mochrie, Ashleigh Rains, Naomi Snieckus and Maria Vacratsis.

Production on the film commenced in August 2018.^[3]

The film premiered at the Whistler Film Festival on December 7, 2019.^[4] It was slated to premiere commercially on March 20, 2020, but following the closure of public venues due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the producers shifted to online distribution, releasing the film on the Apple TV platform on March 17.^[5]

Cast

Jess Salgueiro as Anne Banting
Benjamin Ayres as Luke
Colin Mochrie as Jack Banting
Maria Vacratsis as Barbara Banting
Naomi Snieckus as Judy
Natalie Brown as Valerie
Thom Allison as Gary

References

^ Darren Wiesner, "Canadian Strain Lifts the Mood at the Whistler Film Festival". Hollywood North Magazine, December 20, 2019.
^ Kelly Townsend, "PNP mellows out with Canadian Strain". Playback, November 14, 2019.
^ "Comedy film 'Canadian Strain' tackles country's cannabis legalization". CTV News, August 16, 2018.
^ Lauren Malyk, "WFF adds nine Canadian world premieres". Playback, September 18, 2019.
^ "Tuesday, March 17, 2020: Blair Underwood, Jess Salgueiro and more". Q, March 17, 2020.