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Set on the eve of the next G8 Summit, this miniseries follows a mother's desperate struggle to bring justice to her murdered son, fallen victim to a corrupt pharmaceutical company.

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    • Author: avanger
    This mini-series was an excellent achievement for a Canadian production. I'm relieved that people are less afraid of pointing out and illustrating the disturbing mindset behind a lot of the U.S.'s policies than has been the case in recent years. Most recent films have been pro-fear, pro-war propaganda. I like that it showed dissent among the Americans. The political and corporate morally bereft have their own agenda, while other members of their organizations are more concerned with the truth and doing the right thing. There are some iffy plot points, but i guess they were necessary for the purposes of the story. All in all the film is probably an 8.5/10 but i give it 10 because they have the guts to say what everybody's thinking.
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    • Author: Lilegha
    Don't get me wrong... I by no means hated this. It's fairly well-done. The plot is good and interesting, and it had my attention from start to finish. Granted, it isn't always completely credible, however, it tends to be. It is a tad predictable in one or two places. The production value is quite admirable. The cinematography is nice, save for the occasional odd angle(including the dreaded shin-shot). The cutting has moments that stick out like sore thumbs(somebody, take the hammers away from the people in the editing room), beyond that, it's at least adequate. The pacing is fitting, this never lost me. The acting varies, but almost all of it is great, the names and unknowns alike. Plummer, as my fiancée points out, got better as it went along at hiding his accent. The character development is relatively strong, though not all the progression is believable. The political opinion behind this is obvious. The reasoning is a bit simplified, which hurts their case. The language is mild in amount, and moderate in tone, with a couple of harsher words. Now... was the Brit with the colorful descriptions meant to put that country in a positive or negative light? I recommend this to any fan of drama-thriller, the actors and/or anyone else involved in putting this mini-series together and onto the small screen. 7/10
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    • Author: Falya
    With so much junk filling the TV schedule lately I've had to work hard to weed out the stuff that isn't even worth watching - and there is lots of that.

    But this movie is worth your time.

    It's nice to see a movie for a change with an alternative political point of view. This movie skewers the right wing fear mongering machine. It highlights how many politicians create a crisis and then make up someone to blame. It's easy to distract the public from the sins of a corrupt government when that government CREATES a crisis and then blames it on the victim.

    And this movie illustrates this type of tactic in a very obvious way. Maybe too obvious, but sometimes you have to lay it on a little thick to make your point really obvious.

    Oh, and did I mention one of the main stars - Rachelle Lefevre - Wow. Beautiful with big red hair. I can't wait to see her in her next endeavor.
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    • Author: Kiutondyl
    I thought the movie was great, the only difference is that the bad guys won. It's too bad it didn't play the other way.

    They killed off Rob Stewart's character Col. Chadsworth for knowing too much and then they covered it up.

    Col.Chadsworth should have told Tate he knew nothing of what was going on till he was clear of him and waited for the Doctor to come back.

    He told him to be careful but was not himself for telling Tate he knew of what was going on.

    Hopefully everyone watched this movie it really was great acting for everyone in it.
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    • Author: Yggdi
    The acting is good, the pace is fast, the plot is somewhat credible, except for the whole contrived, blueprint left wing premise.

    The themE is this: The USA are bullies. The Canadian labor Prime Minister, a former radical, is good. Labor Brit Prime Minister is also good and insults the US with equanimity and condescension as only a public school snot from the British upper class posing as an egalitarian can. US President is a paranoid egotistical evil moron, daring to demand quid pro quo - a poverty eradication initiative for a global threat analysis initiative.

    The idiotic reasoning behind the poverty initiative is that all terrorists are simply misunderstood and are violent killers of innocents because of colonialism and capitalism drove them to it and thus the argument for a global terror threat analysis would be rendered moot.

    The opposition to the threat assessment is the most risible bit because in reality, most countries have more restrictions on personal freedoms than the US has under the Patriot Act. Read the rules for Great Britain lately? Or the attempts in Canada to stifle free speech in the name of politically correct diversity? And the rest of Europe is even more restrictive. There are more cameras in those cities than in a major film studio.

    American officials should have granted the suspected terrorist with a potential biological weapon the benefit of the doubt, but cannot because they are evil American militarists. It has nothing to do with the preponderance of evidence, including information about her history and background and the pile of bodies killed by a manufactured disease. Nope, they're just trigger happy cowboys.

    OR an argument can be made that the writers are trying to point out the conventional wisdom of most of the entertainment industry, which seems to support the wishful thinking of the world until 10 September 2001.

    The only thing that isn't propagandized is the notion that greedy cowards running corporations are essentially criminals.
  • Series cast summary:
    Bruce Greenwood Bruce Greenwood - Richard Adderly 2 episodes, 2008
    James Purefoy James Purefoy - Thom Lightstone 2 episodes, 2008
    Rachelle Lefevre Rachelle Lefevre - Leonie Adderly 2 episodes, 2008
    Mía Maestro Mía Maestro - Maria Puerto 2 episodes, 2008
    Wendy Crewson Wendy Crewson - Ellie Bruckner 2 episodes, 2008
    Mark Thomas Mark Thomas - Lawrence Slingsby 2 episodes, 2008
    Christopher Plummer Christopher Plummer - P.J. Aimes 2 episodes, 2008
    Nigel Bennett Nigel Bennett - Ian Greene 2 episodes, 2008
    K.C. Collins K.C. Collins - Jale 2 episodes, 2008
    Peter MacNeill Peter MacNeill - Michael Merchant 2 episodes, 2008
    Lisa Ray Lisa Ray - Rebecca Downy 2 episodes, 2008
    Stephen McHattie Stephen McHattie - Tate 2 episodes, 2008
    Denis Akiyuma Denis Akiyuma - Japanese Prime Minister 2 episodes, 2008
    Pierre Alcide Pierre Alcide - French President Pascal 2 episodes, 2008
    Israel Alzamora Israel Alzamora - Paco 2 episodes, 2008
    Juan Carlos Barahona Juan Carlos Barahona - Guerilla Fighter 2 episodes, 2008
    Raoul Bhaneja Raoul Bhaneja - Charlie 2 episodes, 2008
    Nicu Branzea Nicu Branzea - Sergi 2 episodes, 2008
    Tim Campbell Tim Campbell - Computer Geek 2 episodes, 2008
    Ralph Chapman Ralph Chapman - Customs Officer 2 episodes, 2008
    Christopher Cordell Christopher Cordell - Gate Commissioner 2 episodes, 2008
    Tony Craig Tony Craig - Sergeant 2 episodes, 2008
    Neil Crone Neil Crone - General Stevens 2 episodes, 2008
    Onyekachi Ejim Onyekachi Ejim - President Seko 2 episodes, 2008
    Alfredo Espinosa Alfredo Espinosa - Foreman 2 episodes, 2008
    Peter Feniak Peter Feniak - Reporter 2 episodes, 2008
    Victoria Fodor Victoria Fodor - Summit Organizer 2 episodes, 2008
    Mac Fyfe Mac Fyfe - Fred 2 episodes, 2008
    Kieran Gallant Kieran Gallant - Black Ops Tech / - 2 episodes, 2008
    Patrick Garrow Patrick Garrow - US Kentucky Private 2 episodes, 2008
    Bruce Gooch Bruce Gooch - Ohio Police Chief 2 episodes, 2008
    Matt Gordon Matt Gordon - Demchuk 2 episodes, 2008
    Lori Hallier Lori Hallier - Ditchburn 2 episodes, 2008
    Noah Huntley Noah Huntley - Danny 2 episodes, 2008
    J.C. Kenny J.C. Kenny - Journalist #2 2 episodes, 2008
    Cyrus Lane Cyrus Lane - White House Staffer 2 episodes, 2008
    LinLyn Lue LinLyn Lue - Irene Babiak 2 episodes, 2008
    Michael A. Miranda Michael A. Miranda - Italian Prime Minister 2 episodes, 2008
    Renee Montepellier Renee Montepellier - French Delegate 2 episodes, 2008
    Kristina Nicoll Kristina Nicoll - German Chancellor Fredericka 2 episodes, 2008
    James Purcell James Purcell - Inspector Brimlow 2 episodes, 2008
    Joel Rinzler Joel Rinzler - Journalist #4 2 episodes, 2008
    Kris Saric Kris Saric - Cop #1 2 episodes, 2008
    Nicholas J. Saunders Nicholas J. Saunders - British Aide 2 episodes, 2008
    Philip Shepherd Philip Shepherd - Dr. Klaus 2 episodes, 2008
    Adam Sinclair Adam Sinclair - Wilcox 2 episodes, 2008
    Mark Sparks Mark Sparks - Armoury Clerk 2 episodes, 2008
    Peter Spence Peter Spence - Phil 2 episodes, 2008
    Rob Stewart Rob Stewart - Colonel Chadsworth 2 episodes, 2008
    Beatrice Stucki Beatrice Stucki - Journalist #3 2 episodes, 2008
    Peter Tharos Peter Tharos - Journalist 2 episodes, 2008
    Randy Triggs Randy Triggs - Police Jail Guard 2 episodes, 2008
    Sugith Varughese Sugith Varughese - Motel Manager 2 episodes, 2008
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