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Radiant City

Radiant City

2007•1h 33m•6.4/10
Documentary

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6.4/10(8)

Since the end of World War II, one of kind of urban residential development has dominate how cities in North America have grown, the suburbs. In these artificial neighborhoods, there is a sense of careless sprawl in an car dominated culture that ineffectually tries to create the more organically grown older communities. Interspersed with the comments of various experts about the nature of suburbia

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Production

Burns Film Ltd., ONF | NFB

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Daniel Jeffery

Daniel Jeffery

Nick Moss

Bob Legare

Evan Moss

Jane MacFarlane

Anne Moss

Ashleigh Fidyk

Jennifer Moss

Curt McKinstry

Curt McKinstry

Ken

Karen Planden

Karen

Mikeala Jeffrey

Nicole

Amanda Friesen

Amanda Friesen

Tina

Hong Cheng

Hong

Kyle Grant

Kyle

Austin Penny

Austin

Cayla Wolever

Terry

Delphine Brooker

Play Director

Aaron Elekes

Himself

Stirling Karlsen

Play Actor

Chantal Perron

Chantal Perron

Play Actor

Keith White

Play Actor

Natascha Girgis

Natascha Girgis

Play Actor

Oliver Westall

Piano Player

Mina Simi

Woman at Play

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