An impressionable student comes under the influence of white supremicists in this drama, which features strong performances by Sarah Polley, Tanya Allen and veteran Lynn Redgrave. Middle-class high school senior Catherine Chapman (Polley) isn't uncomfortable in ever-more multiethnic Canada, especially after she's rejected for a fast food job at the mall because she's not fluent in Cantonese. But efforts to voice her concerns at school invite ridicule, and her paper questioning certain policies — like banning religious observances in favor of neutral holiday celebrations — results in censure for not "getting into the spirit" of One World Week festivities. So...
Released:
1998
Rated:
R
Length:
92 mins