''Door Mouse'' is a Canadian
thriller film, directed by
Avan Jogia
Avan Tudor Jogia (; born February 9, 1992) is a Canadian actor, singer, author and director. He first received recognition for portraying Danny Araujo in the television film '' A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story'' (2006). After moving to the ...
and released in 2023.
[Barry Hertz]
"Canadian thriller Door Mouse is a neo-noir oddity not even worth calling the exterminator about"
''The Globe and Mail
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'', January 12, 2023. The film stars
Hayley Law as Mouse, a dancer at a burlesque club owned by Mama (
Famke Janssen
Famke Beumer Janssen (; born 5 November 1964) is a Dutch actress and former model. She played Xenia Onatopp in ''GoldenEye'' (1995), Jean Grey (film series character), Jean Grey / Phoenix in the X-Men (film series), ''X-Men'' film series (2000†...
), who begins to investigate the disappearance of her friend and colleague Doe-Eyes (Nhi Do) when she cannot convince Mama or the police to take the matter seriously.
The cast also includes Jogia,
Keith Powers
Keith Tyree Powers (born August 22, 1992) is an American actor and model. He is best known for his roles as Tyree in the film ''Straight Outta Compton'' (2015), Ronnie DeVoe in BET's miniseries '' The New Edition Story'' (2017), and David in t ...
,
Donal Logue
Donal Francis Logue (born February 27, 1966) is a Canadian-American film and television actor. He played the starring role of Sean Finnerty on the sitcom '' Grounded for Life'' (2001–2005), and Detective Harvey Bullock on the DC Comics adapta ...
,
Landon Liboiron
Landon Liboiron (born March 10, 1991) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for playing Declan Coyne in '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' and his lead role as Peter Rumancek in Netflix's original series '' Hemlock Grove'' (2013–15).
Early l ...
,
Elizabeth Saunders, Emma Campbell, Leo Choy, Michela Cannon, Gabriel Carter, Dylan Cook, Latoya Webb and Darren W. Marynuk.
The film was shot in spring 2021 in
Sudbury Sudbury may refer to:
Places Australia
* Sudbury Reef, Queensland
Canada
* Greater Sudbury, Ontario
** Sudbury (federal electoral district)
** Sudbury (provincial electoral district)
** Sudbury Airport
** Sudbury Basin, a meteorite impact cra ...
,
Ontario
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.
It was screened in the Industry Selects program at the
2022 Toronto International Film Festival
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The 2022 festival was staged primarily in-person; a small selection of films were offered on the Digital TIFF Bell Lightbox platform, but this represente ...
, before premiering commercially on
video on demand
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platforms in January 2023.
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Awards
At the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2022, Law was nominated for Best Actress in a Canadian Film.
References
External links
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2023 films
2023 thriller films
English-language Canadian films
Canadian thriller films
2020s English-language films
2020s Canadian films
Films shot in Greater Sudbury
English-language thriller films
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