Guns (miniseries)

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Guns
Written byJennifer Holness
David Sutherland
Directed by David Sutherland
Starring Colm Feore
Elisha Cuthbert
Theme music composerMischa Chillak
Kenny Neal Jr.
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes2
Production
ProducerJennifer Holness
EditorJeff Warren
Running time240 minutes
Original release
Network CBC
Release2008 (2008) 
2008 (2008)

Guns is a Canadian television miniseries that aired on CBC Television in 2008. Directed by Sudz Sutherland and written by Sutherland and Jennifer Holness, the miniseries explores the issue of gun violence in Canada.

The cast includes Colm Feore, Elisha Cuthbert, Stephen McHattie, K. C. Collins, Shawn Doyle and Lyriq Bent.


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