Obsessed | |
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Directed by | Robin Spry |
Produced by | Jamie Brown Robin Spry |
Written by |
Tom Alderman (novel) Douglas Bowie (screenplay) |
Starring |
Kerrie Keane Daniel Pilon Saul Rubinek |
Music by | Jean-Alain Roussel |
Cinematography | Ron Stannett |
Edited by | Diann Ilnicki |
Production
company |
Les Films Téléscène Inc.
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Distributed by | New Star Entertainment |
Release date
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Running time
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102 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English French |
Obsessed (also known as Hitting Home) is a 1987 Canadian drama film. The story is based on a novel by Tom Alderman.
A Canadian mother and businesswoman Dinah Middleton (Keane) is devastated when her teenage son, Alex (Anderson), is killed by a hit-and-run driver. When the police fail to turn up any suspects, she turns private detective to track the killer down. She traces the murderer to New York City, only to discover that the crime is not covered by the extradition treaty between Canada and the US. She becomes obsessed with bringing the criminal to justice.