Door Mouse is a Canadian thriller film, directed by Avan Jogia and released in 2023.Barry Hertz, "Canadian thriller Door Mouse is a neo-noir oddity not even worth calling the exterminator about". The Globe and Mail, January 12, 2023. The film stars Hayley Law as Mouse, a dancer at a burlesque club owned by Mama (Famke Janssen), who begins to investigate the disappearance of her friend and colleague Doe-Eyes (Nhi Do) when she cannot convince Mama or the police to take the matter seriously.Rachel Ho, "'Door Mouse' Puts a Stylish Spin on Neo-Noir". Exclaim!, January 13, 2023.
Cast Hayley Law as Mouse Keith Powers as Ugly Famke Janssen as Mama Avan Jogia as Mooney Gabriel Carter as Craw Daddy Elizabeth Saunders as The Dame Donal Logue as Eddie Conway Michela Cannon as Riz Nhi Do as Doe-Eyes Dylan Cook as Sweets Landon Liboiron as Kelly Emma Campbell as Cynthia Latoya Webb as Young Girl Leo Choy as Louie
Production Door Mouse was shot in spring 2021 in Sudbury, Ontario.Janet Smith, "In hyper-stylized Door Mouse, Avan Jogia pays tribute to Vancouver's grittier side". Stir, January 13, 2023.
Release The film was screened in the Industry Selects program at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival,Ellie Calnan, "TIFF unveils 2022 Industry Selects line-up". Screen Daily, August 23, 2022. before premiering commercially on video on demand platforms in January 2023. Critical reception On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 82% of 11 critics' reviews are positive. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 64 out of 100 based on 4 critics, which the site labels as "generally favorable" reviews.
Awards At the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2022, Law was nominated for Best Actress in a Canadian Film.
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