Walk All Over Me | |
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Directed by | Robert Cuffley |
Written by | Robert Cuffley Jason Long |
Produced by | Carolyn McMaster |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Norayr Kasper |
Edited by | Ken Filewych |
Music by | Mike Shields |
Production company | CHAOS a film company |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Walk All over Me is a 2007 Canadian film written by Robert Cuffley and Jason Long. The film stars Leelee Sobieski as "Alberta", a small-town girl who assumes the false identity of her former babysitter and current dominatrix roommate "Celene", played by Tricia Helfer. Lothaire Bluteau, Michael Eklund, Michael Adamthwaite, and Jacob Tierney also star in the film. It was directed by Cuffley and produced by Carolyn McMaster.
Walk All over Me premiere at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was bought by The Weinstein Company.
Alberta leaves her small hometown to move to the city, and she moves in with her former babysitter, Celene, who wears thigh high boots and is now a professional dominatrix. Out of money, Alberta decides to impersonate her roommate's identity, lured by the $300 per hour pay rate. While working with her first client, Paul, three men break into the house, believing that Paul stole half a million dollars from them. Paul defends himself, saying that whatever money he has, he had won at the casino. Alberta flees the scene, grabbing Paul's money on her way out, which leads the robbers to believe that she is involved with the theft as well. For the rest of the movie, Alberta and Celene try to deal with the three robbers, and rescue Paul from them.
While the film is set in Vancouver, principal filming was actually done in Manitoba. [1]
On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 40% approval rating, based on five reviews. [2]
Awards | ||||
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Award | Year | Category | Name | Outcome |
AMPIA Awards | 2008 | Best Feature Film | Carolyn McMaster | Won |
Leo Awards | 2008 | Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama | Michael Eklund | Won |
Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Feature Length Drama | Tricia Helfer | Nominated | ||
Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama | Michael Adamthwaite | Nominated |
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