The Colony

"A grim and masterfully fractured Kafka-esque tale of a man's drug and despair-fuelled descent into hell."

2007 0h 24m EN

Drama

Synopsis

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A Mi'gmaq man struggling with life off the reservation descends into drug-addled madness when his girlfriend leaves him for his best friend, turning his rage and despair against the only visible enemy: the swarm of cockroaches that have invaded his trailer.

“A grim and masterfully fractured Kafka-esque tale of a man's drug and despair-fuelled descent into hell.”

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Cast

Glen Gould
Maytag
Kaniehtiio Horn
Myriam
Kent McQuaid
Jackson
Mike Tsar
Criddle

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jeff Barnaby
Writers: Jeff Barnaby
Languages: English
Countries: Canada

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RUNTIME

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Tight 24-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Glen Gould and Kaniehtiio Horn and Kent McQuaid carry the top of the cast.

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Marketing tagline: "A grim and masterfully fractured Kafka-esque tale of a man's drug and despair-fuelled descent into hell.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1126493 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Jeff Barnaby directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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1Tight 24-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 19 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Glen Gould and Kaniehtiio Horn and Kent McQuaid carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "A grim and masterfully fractured Kafka-esque tale of a man's drug and despair-fuelled descent into hell.".
6IMDB entry: tt1126493 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.