Red Deer is a Canadian drama film, directed by Anthony Couture and released in 2000."Red Deer". Variety, October 16, 2000. Set in Red Deer, Alberta, the film centres on two visitors to the city and their interactions with a group of local residents."Red Deer director exits Highway 2". Calgary Herald, September 28, 2000.
Otavie (Awaovieyi Agie) and Carol (Loreya Montayne) both check into a motel around the same time. Otavie befriends Sarah (Amber Rothwell), but becomes suspected of a crime by her father Jerry (Kurt Max Runte) and boyfriend David (James Hutson) when she unexpectedly runs away; Carol takes a job as a phone sex operator, and develops something of a relationship with Nigel (Joe Procyk), the lonely owner of a local bookstore.
Couture, a native of Red Deer, made the film as his masters thesis while studying filmmaking at the University of British Columbia."Filmmaker comes home to film his thesis". Calgary Herald, September 22, 1998.
The film premiered at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival,"Veterans dominate Perspective Canada". The Globe and Mail, July 26, 2000. where it received an honorable mention from the Best Canadian First Feature Film jury."Toronto International Film Festival: Ang Lee, Burns win top prizes". The Globe and Mail, September 18, 2000.
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