''Keely and Du'' is a theatrical play by

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. The play centers on Keely, a

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victim who became pregnant from a

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and is being held captive by an extremist anti-abortion cult to prevent her from terminating the pregnancy, and Du, the cult member who is guarding her. The play was a finalist for the 1994

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. The United Kingdom première of the play was staged by the Royal Theatre, Northampton in 1995 with

Joanna Foster Joanna Foster is a British actress active in theatre and television since 1978. On stage, she created roles in the world premieres of Andrew Davies's ''Diary of A Desperate Woman'' (1979), Anthony Burgess's '' The Eve of Saint Venus'' (1979), ...

as Keely and

Vilma Hollingbery Vilma Jean Napier Brown (21 July 1932 – 11 September 2021), known professionally as Vilma Hollingbery, was a British character actress. She appeared in various television programmes and films over a span of sixty years, and was known for her ...

as Du.

Film

A 2018 film adaptation by

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directors

Dominique Cardona Dominique Cardona (born 1955) is an Argentinian-born Canadian film director, producer, and screenwriter. She works primarily but not exclusively in collaboration with Laurie Colbert.Seana Stevenson"Catch and Release Interview: Dominique Cardona and ...

and

Laurie Colbert Laurie Colbert is a Canadian film director, producer, and screenwriter. She works primarily but not exclusively in collaboration with Dominique Cardona.Seana Stevenson"Catch and Release Interview: Dominique Cardona and Laurie Colbert" ''The Muff B ...

transposed the play's setting to a remote wilderness cabin in

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. It starred

Laurence Leboeuf Laurence Charlotte Leboeuf (born December 13, 1985) is a Canadian actress. Biography Leboeuf was born on December 13, 1985, in Montreal, Quebec, the daughter of actors Marcel Leboeuf and Diane Lavallée. She went to École Notre-Dame-de-Grâce ...

as Keely and

Nancy Palk Nancy Palk (born 1956) is a Canadian actress,Anne Nothof"Palk, Nancy". ''Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia'', July 16, 2021. most noted as one of the founding members of the Soulpepper theatre company.Keith Garebian"Soulpepper Theatre". ''The Canadi ...

as Du, as well as

Aidan Devine Aidan Devine is an English–Canadian film actor. Early life Devine was born in England and immigrated with his family to Canada at the age of 15. He studied at Dawson College's Dome Theatre in Montreal, Quebec Quebec is Canada's Li ...

and

Peter Mooney Peter Mooney (born August 19, 1983) is a Canadian actor, known for his role as Officer Nick Collins on the police drama series ''Rookie Blue'' and for playing Sir Kay on the historical fantasy series ''Camelot''. Early life Mooney was born in ...

.Norman Wilner
"The best film festivals happening in Toronto in November 2019"
''

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'', November 1, 2019. The film had its theatrical premiere at the

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in September 2018 as ''Keely and Du'',"No Hollywood A-listers, but some impressive names on Cinéfest guest list"
'' Northern Life'', September 14, 2018. and was subsequently screened at other film festivals under the title ''

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''.

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* 1993 plays American plays adapted into films Plays about abortion Works about cults {{1990s-play-stub