Sadie's Last Days on Earth

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Sadie's Last Days on Earth
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Directed by Michael Seater
Written by
Produced by
  • Jessica Adams
  • Paula Brancati
  • Michael Seater
Starring
CinematographyKristin Fieldhouse
Edited byHaya Waseem
Music byAnthony Brancati
Production
company
  • BrancSeater Productions
Distributed by
Release date
  • December 9, 2016 (2016-12-09)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Sadie's Last Days on Earth is a 2016 Canadian comedy film directed by Michael Seater, and starring Morgan Taylor Campbell, Clark Backo, Ricardo Hoyos, Munro Chambers and Paula Brancati. The plot follows a teenager who is convinced that the end of the world is waxing and creates a survival and to-do list. [1]

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Plot

Sadie Mitchell, a sixteen-year-old high school student is convinced the world is about to end, so she creates a list of skills she needs to master as a cook and another with personal interests like going to a party or kissing a guy. She does not want to be the only survivor and she really wants to get her best friend back before it's the end of the world.

Cast

Reception

Release

The film was released on December 9, 2016. [1]

Critical response

Sadie's Last Days on Earth has received mixed reviews from critics, earning a score of 40% on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 5.05/10. [2]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
2017 Leo Awards Best Performance Youth or Children's Program or Series Morgan Taylor Campbell Won [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sadie's Last Days on Earth: All quirk, no play – it's the Cancon way". The Globe and Mail . Archived from the original on April 17, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  2. "Sadie's Last Days on Earth (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  3. "Leo Awards, 2017 Winners by Name". Leo Awards. Archived from the original on June 8, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.