Breaking Glass Pictures will release the Canadian dark comedy EDGE OF MARLENE to U.S. audiences on September 20. EDGE OF MARLENE focuses on a mother-daughter con artist duo as they struggle with dysfunction, addiction, and the love that binds them to each other. The film stars Suzanne Clément as the title character Marlene alongside PALOMA Kwiatkowski as Sammie.
EDGE OF MARLENE played the Busan International Film Festival and Vancouver International Film Festival, where director Ana Valine took home the BC Emerging Filmmaker award. This adaptation of the Billie Lvingston novella "The Trouble with Marlene" stars Callum Keith Rennie ("Californication" and the upcoming Warcraft) and Suzanne Clement (Laurence Anyways, To Life, Mommy).Watch trailer below:
Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Sammie attends a welfare-sponsored after-school Jesus Camp while her pill-popping, alcoholic mother Marlene goes on crime sprees. As they wait for Sammie's father to get out of prison, Sammie is drawn into THE FAMILY con business to make ends meet. When Sammie's father fails to show up after his release, Marlene's desperate mission to find someone who loves her sends her into a downward spiral. Mother and daughters' shared fascination with death, the dire situation, and one last high-risk con leads to a roller coaster night as Sammie takes matters into her own hands to help Marlene find freedom...and ultimately free herself.
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