Firecrackers (film)
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Kristy Neville
Karena Evans
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Jasmin Mozaffari |
| Written by | Jasmin Mozaffari |
| Produced by | Caitlin Grabham Kristy Neville |
| Starring | Michaela Kurimsky Karena Evans |
| Cinematography | Catherine Lutes |
| Edited by | Simone Smith |
| Music by | Casey Manierka-Quaile |
Production companies | Prowler Film Wildling Pictures Alcina Pictures |
| Distributed by | levelFILM (Canada) Good Deed Entertainment (USA) |
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Running time | 93 min |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Firecrackers is a 2018 Canadian drama film written and directed by Jasmin Mozaffari. An expansion of Mozaffari's 2013 short film of the same name, the film stars Michaela Kurimsky and Karena Evans as two teenage girls trying to escape their small town.[1]
The film has its world premiere on September 8, 2018 at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.[2] It was released theatrically on March 29, 2019 in Canada[3] and on July 12, 2019 in the United States.[4]
Lou and Chantal are best friends whose plan to leave their isolated small town to move to the city are threatened when Chantal is assaulted by her possessive ex-boyfriend. The young women take revenge and the consequences threaten their chances of ever leaving. The more Lou fights to save her friendship and hold onto her dreams, the more she spins out of control.
Cast
- Michaela Kurimsky as Lou
- Karena Evans as Chantal
- Callum Thompson as Jesse
- David Kingston as Johnny
- Tamara LeClair as Leanne
- Scott Cleland as Josh
- Dylan Mask as Kyle
- Gabe Meacher as Eric
- Robert Cormier as Shane
- Tarick Glancy as Travis
