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The Lead

The Lead

The Lead

The Lead

2020•1h 30m•

★4.4(21 ratings)

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Overview

Sasha wants to be a star news reporter but is stuck covering community events at the local TV station. However, when she is kidnapped and held captive, she suddenly becomes the story.

Director

Philippe Gagnon

Writers

Barbara Kymlicka

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Main Cast

Perrey Reeves

Perrey Reeves

Diane Baldwin

Kim Shaw

Kim Shaw

Sasha Bruder

Gord Rand

Gord Rand

Aidan Ferguson

Bruce Dinsmore

Bruce Dinsmore

Gavin

Kristin Booth

Kristin Booth

Jocelyn Ferguson

Marc Bendavid

Marc Bendavid

Alex Peterson

Amanda Chiu

Amanda Chiu

Journalist #1 (uncredited)

Sandra Lee

Sandra Lee

Sandra Lee

Michael Smith

Michael Smith

Detective (uncredited)

Nathaly Thibault

Nathaly Thibault

Journalist (uncredited)

Melissa Toussaint

Melissa Toussaint

Policeman

Noel Burton

Noel Burton

Harry Pullamn

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Philippe Gagnon

Writing

Writer: Barbara Kymlicka

Production

Producer: Ian Whitehead
Executive Producer: Jean Bureau
Associate Producer: Kaleigh Kavanagh

Music & Sound

Supervising Sound Editor: Michel B. Bordeleau
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Eric Ladouceur
Original Music Composer: James Gelfand
Original Music Composer: Louise Tremblay

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Daniel Villeneuve

Editing

Editor: Max Chalifoux

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Anie Fisette

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Did You Know?

#1

The runtime is 90 minutes (1h 30m).

#2

The film was directed by Philippe Gagnon.

#3

The screenplay was written by Barbara Kymlicka.

#4

The score was composed by James Gelfand.

#5

Cinematography was handled by Daniel Villeneuve.

#6

This title is listed on IMDb as tt10233954.

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Rating

4.4/10

Mixed

21 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

The Lead

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

12

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

Canada

Production Companies:

Incendo Productions

Incendo Productions

Lifetime

Lifetime