Main Cast: Brenda Fricker, Kelly McGillis, Meret Becker, Bronagh Gallagher, Lisa Jakub
Release Year: 1998
Country: CA/UK
Run Time: 108 minutes
Plot
British director Jon Sanders helmed this British-Canadian period re-creation of a 19th-century Midwestern prairie town's bordello run by tough madam Annie Ryan (Brenda Fricker). Despite competition during the 1870s, Ryan manages to maintain the business with her staff of frontier women: Married to a drunk, mother Nettie (Kelly McGillis) supports her child by moonlighting as an abortionist. Age is fast catching up with Ada (Anna Mottram), who now draws fewer customers, while youthful Georgie (Lisa Jakub) unwittingly betrays Ada. After another woman in the house is shot, German dancer Katya (Meret Becker) is the stand-offish newcomer who steps in as a replacement. Katya uses her alleged psychic powers to contact the departed family of Irish lass Eileen (Bronagh Gallagher), destined for a tragic situation. Actress Mottram co-scripted with director Sanders. Filmed in Saskatchewan locations and shown at the 1998 Rotterdam Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
Jim Phillips - Art Director, Madeleine Stewart - Costume Designer, Jon Sanders - Director, Maysoon Pachachi - Editor, Mark Shivas - Executive Producer, Laurie McClarty - Line Producer, Douglas Finch - Composer (Music Score), Hayden Griffin - Production Designer, Gerald Packer - Cinematographer, Ann Scott - Producer, Christina Jennings - Producer, Stephen Onda - Producer, William Butler - Sound/Sound Designer, Anna Mottram - Screenwriter, Jon Sanders - Screenwriter
