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NIAGARA MOTEL
9/6/2005 13:33

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Duration: 88
Country: Canada
Director: Gary Yates
Cast:Craig Ferguson, Anna Friel, Kevin Pollak, Wendy Crewson

Synopsis:
Niagara Falls is a romantic destination for newlyweds and a symbol of beginnings, promise and potential. NIAGARA MOTEL tells the story of a group of individuals who are there for other reasons than tourism.
One of them is Loretta Bourgogne, the young, sexy and pregnant waitress at the Motel restaurant. She has her hands full with the many men who all want something from her. There¡¯s Dave, the underachieving stapler salesman who is dating Loretta to impress his boss. There¡¯s Michael, the small-time hustler who wants to exploit Loretta¡¯s ¡°special quality¡± in the world of adult porn videos. And there¡¯s Gilles, the father of Loretta¡¯s unborn baby, who wants her back home in Quebec. Loretta struggles to get out from under all these people who see her not as who she is but who they want her to be.
Staying in one of the rooms at the Motel is Denise, a recovering drug addict, and her husband, an ex-con who mended his life in prison. The couple is desperately trying to regain custody of their baby from social services. When her passion to get her child back burns white hot, Denise sets off a bizarre and hilarious chain of events.
In another room are Henry and Lily, a middle class husband and wife in a marriage that is precariously on the edge of collapse. Henry, a former corporate manager, is out of a job and Lily is sourly unhappy because she¡¯s used to so much more and now they¡¯re on the verge of bankruptcy. Henry tries in vain to find gainful employment. Knowing that some money has to come from somewhere, Lily makes friends with a prostitute who lives next door.

 



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