Canada / Sep 10, 1993 / Toronto International Film Festival
Sodomy ain’t so symbolic. Your rectum ain’t a grave.
1h 40min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
The ghost of "patient zero", who allegedly first brought AIDS to North America - materialises and tries to contact old friends. Meanwhile, the Victorian explorer Sir Richard Burton, who drank from the Fountain of Youth and now works as Chief Taxidermist at the Toronto Natural history Museum, is trying to organise an exhibition about the disease for the museum's "Hall of Contagion".
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Marla Lukofsky | African Green Monkey |
| Von Flores | Ray |
| Scott Hurst | Michael |
| Duncan McIntosh | Ross |
| Cassel Miles | Barry |
| Benjamin Plener | Ted |
| Ann Medina | Narrator (voice) |
| Benedict Campbell | Newscaster (voice) |
| Bernard Behrens | Dr Placebo |
| Colin Campbell | |
| Charles Azulay | Shower Boy |
| David Gale | Shower Boy |
| Howard Rosenstein | Shower Boy |
| Louise Garfield | CMV |
| Janice Hladki | Syphilis |
| Johanna Householder | Mycoplasma |
| Jeffrey Akomah | School Kid |
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| Rae Ellen Hutley | School Kid |
| Kate Rodrigues | School Kid |
| Peggy Baker | Snake |
| Bill Coleman | Fox |
| David Gonzales | Mouse |
| Yvonne Ng | Parrot |
| Lisa Alexander | Swimmer |
| Philip Drube | Swimmer |
| Bill Eadie | Swimmer |
| Pam Johnson | Swimmer |
| Charmaine Headley | Swimmer |
| Myles Pearson | Swimmer |
| Dan Wild | Swimmer |
| Erin Woodley | Swimmer |
| David Roche | Reporter #1 |
| Andrew Paterson | Reporter #2 |
| Marni Jackson | Reporter #3 |
| Jeremy Podeswa | AIDS Demonstrator |
| Patricia Rozema | AIDS Demonstrator |
| Richard Fung | Bathhouse Patron |
Genres
FantasyDramaScience FictionMusic
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Zero Patience |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | Français, English |
| Production countries | Canada, United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Cineplex Odeon Films, Film4 Productions |
| Release date | 10 settembre 1993 |
| Executive producer | Alexandra Raffe |
| Production | Anna Stratton, Louise Garfield, Robin Cass |
| Writer | John Greyson, Marni Jackson |
| Casting | Dorothy Gardner, Lucie Robitaille |
| Editing | Miume Jan, Paul Hasick, Mark Hesselink |
| Cinematography | Mirosław Baszak, Donna Mobbs, Cynthia Barlow, Bill Heintz, Michael Bickel |
| Assistant directors | Ian Robertson, Sandra Bardocz, Annabelle Wilczur, John Greyson, Rachel Landry |
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Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Mar 26, 1994 / NR
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