Canadian Strain is a 2019 Canadian comedy film, directed by Geordie Sabbagh.[1] The film stars Jess Salgueiro as Anne Banting, a drug dealer whose livelihood is disrupted by the 2018 legalization of cannabis in Canada.[2]

Canadian Strain
Poster
Directed byGeordie Sabbagh
Produced byAshleigh Rains
StarringJess Salgueiro
CinematographyAndrew Curr
Edited byMichael G. England
Music byErik Arnesen
Production
company
We'll Be Over Here Productions
Distributed byPacific Northwest Pictures
Release date
  • December 7, 2019 (2019-12-07) (Whistler)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film's cast also includes Thom Allison, Benjamin Ayres, Natalie Brown, Colin Mochrie, Ashleigh Rains, Naomi Snieckus and Maria Vacratsis.

Production on the film commenced in August 2018.[3]

The film premiered at the Whistler Film Festival on December 7, 2019.[4] It was slated to premiere commercially on March 20, 2020, but following the closure of public venues due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the producers shifted to online distribution, releasing the film on the Apple TV platform on March 17.[5]

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