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Turning April is a 1996 Australian-Canadian film. [1]

Contents

Premise

The wife of a diplomat is kidnapped.

Cast

Reception

Variety said "Several themes juggle for attention in" the film "which is part kidnap drama, part romance and part revenge movie, but dramatic structure remains unresolved. Despite a good perf from Tushka Bergen as a young wife kidnapped by an unlikely gang of thieves, long-delayed pic isn’t likely to elicit much box office interest." [2]

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References

  1. Turning April reviewed at SBS Movie Show
  2. Review of film at Variety