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| Stroke | |
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| Directed by | Mark Sawers |
| Written by | Mark Sawers |
| Produced by | Mark Sawers Gregory Middleton |
| Starring | John Maclaren |
| Cinematography | Gregory Middleton |
| Edited by | Mark Sawers |
| Music by | Don MacDonald |
Release date |
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Running time | 16 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
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The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard stream at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. [2]
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