Hunt for Justice, also known as Hunt for Justice: The Louise Arbour Story, is a television film, directed by Charles Binamé and released in 2005.Alex Strachan, "Hunt For Justice escapes its 'predictable' genre". Victoria Times-Colonist, March 25, 2006. A co-production of companies from Canada and Germany, the film stars Wendy Crewson as Louise Arbour, the Canadian human rights lawyer turned Supreme Court of Canada justice, as she fights, in her capacity as chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in the late 1990s, to secure an indictment of Yugoslavian president Slobodan Milošević on war crimes charges.
The cast also includes John Corbett as military captain John Tanner and Stipe Erceg as Bosnian translator Pasko Odzak, as well as Heino Ferch, William Hurt, Leslie Hope, Claudia Ferri, Jacques Godin, Michael Murphy and Elina Löwensohn in supporting roles.
Production and distribution Shot in 2004, the film premiered theatrically at the 2005 Festival International de Films de Montréal,John Griffin, "Curtain rises on New Montreal FilmFest". Montreal Gazette, August 25, 2005. and received special screenings in Ottawa in October, and at the United Nations in December."CTV biopic about Canadian war crimes prosecutor to get special UN screening". Canadian Press, December 2, 2005.
It was planned for broadcast on CTV in the 2005–06 season, but had not yet had a confirmed broadcast date as of Milošević's death on March 11, 2006, which prompted the network to schedule its broadcast for March 25 that year.John McKay, "Milosevic death prompts CTV to advance its Louise Arbour movie to weekend". Canadian Press, March 22, 2006.
Awards
+AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryNomineesResultReferenceGemini Awards21st Gemini Awards Best Television Movie or Miniseries November 4, 2006 Arnie Gelbart, Francine Allaire, Randy Holleschau, Anne Marie La Traverse, Christine Ruppert Alex Strachan, "Lively drama about struggling theatre company hauls in three Gemini Awards". Vancouver Sun, October 19, 2006. Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries Ian Adams, Riley Adams, Michelle Lovretta "Gemini Awards nominees". Canadian Press, November 2, 2006. Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series Dominique Fortin Best Sound in a Dramatic Program Claude Beaugrand, Claude La Haye, Bernard Gariépy Strobl
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