Thriller ·Action ·Crime · Canada · 1983 · 1h 24m

Self Defense

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Director
Paul DonovanMaura O'Connell
Cast
Tom Nardini as Horatio Brenda Bazinet as Barbara Daryl Haney as Chester Terry-David Després as Daniel Jack Blum as Patrick Keith Knight as Steve
Crew
Les Krizsan — Director of Photography Ian McBride — Editor Peter Jermyn — Original Music Composer Drew King — Original Music Composer Paul Donovan — Screenplay Maura O'Connell — Producer
Tagline

Today, their city. Tomorrow... yours!

Synopsis

During a police strike in Nova Scotia's capital city, a gang of hoodlums end up unintentionally causing the owner of a gay bar to be killed. This escalates into a string of murders with a lone survivor trying to not be next.

Trailer Self Defense — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
sniperescapechaseassaultsiegemurdertrapped in buildingcanuxploitation
Key Collaborators
Paul Donovan Director Maura O'Connell Director Les Krizsan Director of Photography Ian McBride Editor Peter Jermyn Original Music Composer Drew King Original Music Composer Paul Donovan Screenplay Maura O'Connell Producer John Walsch Producer Paul Donovan Producer Michael Donovan Producer Malachi Salter Production Design
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