''Kardia'' is the debut feature film by director Su Rynard, released in 2005. The film was produced by

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and Larissa Giroux of Alcina Pictures in

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, Canada.

Plot

The film tells the story of Hope, a

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who discovers that the experimental heart operation she underwent as a child has mysteriously linked her life with another. She revisits her childhood to uncover the secrets of her past.

Cast

* Mimi Kuzyk as Hope *

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as Dad *

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as Sally * Ariel Waller as Young Hope * Stephen Lobo as Sanjay * Donna Goodhand as Auntie Florrie *Emma Campbell as Nurse * Steve Cumyn as Surgeon * Nancy McAlear as Scrub Nurse * Dylan Trowbridge as Reporter * Nancy E.L. Ward as OR Surgery Team Member

Awards

*The film won the 2005 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize at the

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.Jeremy Kay
"Sloan science prize at Hamptons goes to Cardia"
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'', October 6, 2005.

References

External links

* * 2005 films Canadian drama films English-language Canadian films 2005 directorial debut films 2005 drama films 2000s English-language films 2000s Canadian films {{2000s-drama-film-stub