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- 1 2 Bill Brownstein, "Movie gets at guts of referendum". Montreal Gazette , August 31, 1985.
- ↑ Don Macpherson, "Referendum film trifles with history". Montreal Gazette , September 20, 1985.
- ↑ Sid Adilman, "Genie films are coming on strong". Toronto Star , February 14, 1986.
