Radiant City (2007)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.777 |
Directed By
Jim Brown
Gary Burns
Crew
Jim Brown
Gary Burns
Gary Burns
Jim Brown
Shirley Vercruysse
Natalie Baartz
Bonnie Thompson
Ricky Friedman
Caroline Dehner
Derek Waite
Warren Gibson
Jonathan Baltrusaitis
Caroline Dehner
Igal Petel
Brian Dunne
Caroline Dehner
Neale Joudrie
Sabrina Paradis
Carl Karp
John Bissell
Brian Shier
Mark Voyce
Alyson Lockwood
Melody Thompson
Graydon McCrea
Jenn Vincent
Donna Brunsdale
Patrick McLaughlin
John Sherrington
Jerry McIntosh
Deb Green
TOP CAST
Daniel Jeffery
Nick Moss
Bob Legare
Evan Moss
Jane MacFarlane
Anne Moss
Ashleigh Fidyk
Jennifer Moss
Curt McKinstry
Ken
Karen Planden
Karen
Mikeala Jeffrey
Nicole
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
Play Actor
Keith White
Play Actor
Natascha Girgis
Play Actor
Oliver Westall
Piano Player
Mina Simi
Woman at Play
Doris Latrielle
Woman at Play
Heather Fidyk
Himself
Darren Fidyk
Himself
James Howard Kunstler
Himself
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