The Saver

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The Saver
The Saver poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed by Wiebke von Carolsfeld
Written byWiebke von Carolsfeld
Based onThe Saver by Edeet Ravel
Produced by Aisling Chin-Yee
John Christou
StarringImajyn Cardinal
Pascale Bussières
Alexandre Landry
Brandon Oakes
Cinematography Stéphanie Weber Biron
Edited byWiebke von Carolsfeld
Music by Ramachandra Borcar
Distributed byProspector Films
Release date
  • September 20, 2015 (2015-09-20)(AFF)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The Saver is a 2015 Canadian drama film, written and directed by Wiebke von Carolsfeld. [1]

Based on a novel by Edeet Ravel, the film stars Imajyn Cardinal as Fern, a young girl who is determined to assert her independence after the death of her mother. [2] Taking over her mother's work as a house cleaner, she finds a book on how to become a millionaire, and resolves to start saving her money.

The film's cast also includes Pascale Bussières, Alexandre Landry, Monia Chokri, Pascale Montpetit, Brandon Oakes, Paul Spence and Hamidou Savadogo. [3]

Von Carolsfeld garnered a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016. [4]

References

  1. "Wiebke von Carolsfeld pairs up with Imajyn Cardinal for The Saver film". CBC News, April 17, 2015.
  2. "Festival du nouveau cinéma: Wiebke von Carolsfeld shows diverse Montreal in The Saver". Montreal Gazette , October 7, 2015.
  3. "Pascale Bussières et Monia Chokri dans The Saver". La Presse , July 28, 2015.
  4. Chris Jancelewicz, "2016 Canadian Screen Awards nominees: ‘Rookie Blue,’ ‘Vikings,’ ‘Big Brother Canada’ nominated". Global News, January 19, 2016.