''Moving Malcolm'' is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by

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and released in 2003."Movie has feeling of baseball player who lost a close one". ''

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'', October 17, 2003. The film stars Ratner as Gene Maxwell, a man who is forced to piece his life back together after being dumped at the altar by his fiancé Liz (

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), but is asked after the wedding to help her move her father Malcolm ( John Neville) to a new apartment in a seniors home. The cast also includes

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and

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as Gene's parents George and Gisha and Rebecca Harker as his autistic sister Jolea, as well as

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and Tom Scholte in supporting roles. Ratner acknowledged that the film was partially autobiographical; although Ratner was never personally jilted by a fiancé, he based Gene Maxwell's family on his own. The film premiered at the 2003

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, where it received an honorable mention from the Best First Feature award jury.

Awards

Harker won the

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award for Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film,"Lost in Translation wins big". ''

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'', February 5, 2004. and was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 2004

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References

External links

* 2003 films 2003 comedy-drama films Canadian comedy-drama films English-language Canadian films 2003 comedy films 2003 drama films 2000s English-language films 2000s Canadian films {{2000s-drama-film-stub