Win, Again! is a Canadian television film, which was broadcast by CBC Television in 1999.[1] Directed by Eric Till, the film stars Gordon Pinsent as Win Morrissey, a man from Nova Scotia who abandoned his family 16 years earlier to go on the run after being accused of a crime he did not commit, and is now returning home to reconcile with them after finally being exonerated.
| Win, Again! | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Gordon Pinsent |
| Directed by | Eric Till |
| Starring | Gordon Pinsent Gabrielle Rose Michael Riley Leah Pinsent Eric Peterson |
| Theme music composer | Mark Korven |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Robert Sherrin |
| Cinematography | Nikos Evdemon |
| Editor | T.C. Martin |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBC Television |
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The film also stars Gabrielle Rose as Win's wife Lois, who has moved on with a career in real estate and a new boyfriend; Michael Riley as their son John, a successful urban planner living in Toronto who resents his father's absence from his childhood; Leah Pinsent as John's girlfriend Julie; and Eric Peterson as Win's brother Cliff.[2] Martha Gibson and Lawrence Dane also appear in supporting roles.[3]
The film was Gordon Pinsent's first time ever acting in a project directly alongside his daughter Leah; although he had made a guest appearance in her sitcom Made in Canada the previous year, they did not have any scenes together at that time.[1]
Gordon Pinsent was also the film's writer. It had originally been conceived and written as a six-episode drama series, but after several years of production delays caused by budget cutbacks at the CBC, the network asked Pinsent to condense it into a film.[4]
The film was broadcast by CBC Television on January 17, 1999.[3]
| Award | Date of Ceremony | Category | Nominees | Result | Reference |
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| Gemini Awards | November 7, 1999 | Best Actor in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries | Gordon Pinsent | Nominated | [5] |
| Best Actress in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries | Gabrielle Rose | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries | Michael Riley | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries | Leah Pinsent | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Music in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries | Mark Korven | Nominated | |||
| Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries | Gordon Pinsent | Won | [6] |
Films directed by Eric Till | |
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