''Lost!'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Peter Rowe and released in 1986."Lost! runs aground against Paradise series". ''

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'', October 19, 1986. Based on the book of the same name by Thomas Thompson,"Sea tragedy recreated in gym". ''

'', November 2, 1985. the film centres on three survivors of a

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, two brothers and one of their wives, whose chances of survival are threatened by the more religious brother's conviction that they must trust in

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to save them rather than making any effort of their own. The film stars

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as Jim, Michael Hogan as Bob, and

Helen Shaver Helen Shaver (born February 24, 1951) is a Canadian actress and film and television director. After appearing in a number of Canadian movies, she received a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress for her performance in the romantic drama '' In P ...

as Linda. The water scenes were shot on

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, while interior sequences were filmed in the gymnasium of Franklin Horner Middle School in

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. The film had a brief theatrical run in 1986 for

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qualification, but was distributed primarily as a

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film. It received two Genie Award nominations, for

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(Shaver) and Best Adapted Screenplay (Rowe), at the

8th Genie Awards The 8th Annual Genie Awards were held on March 18, 1987, to honour Canadian films made the previous year. The show was again held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and was co-hosted by actors Helen Shaver, Linda Sorensen and Jean LeClerc. I ...

in 1987."Arcand's Decline tops Genie nominations with 13". ''

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'', February 5, 1987.

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* 1986 films Canadian drama films Films about castaways English-language Canadian films 1980s English-language films Films directed by Peter Rowe 1980s Canadian films Films scored by Micky Erbe Films scored by Maribeth Solomon {{1980s-Canada-film-stub