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Tax Shelter Terrors

The Real Story of the Hidden History of Canadian Cult Films.

2017•1h 1m•5.0/10
Documentary

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5.0/10(1)

The first feature-length documentary that fully explores how the toxic social and political Canadian context after 1968 created some of the most nihilistic and imaginative Canadian cult films of the 1970s and 80s and beyond.

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Production

Franky Films, Cine-Excess North America

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Pierre David

Pierre David

Self

William Fruet

William Fruet

Self

André Link

Self

William Lustig

William Lustig

Self

Howard Maurer

Howard Maurer

Self

George Mihalka

George Mihalka

Self

Danielle Ouimet

Danielle Ouimet

Self

Dyanne Thorne

Dyanne Thorne

Self

Greg Dunning

Self

Paul Gratton

Self

Steven Hoban

Steven Hoban

Self

David Perlmutter

David Perlmutter

Self

Dr. Fran Pheasant-Kelly

Self

Jeff Sackman

Self

Brett Sullivan

Brett Sullivan

Self

Dr. Jennifer Wallis

Self

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