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'', July 25, 2013. The film stars Rory J. Saper as Rufus, a mysterious young man who turns up in a small town in Saskatchewan and is eventually revealed to be a vampire. The cast also includes David James Elliott,
Kelly Rowan
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Rufus is a mysterious young boy who arrives in a small town in Saskatchewan with an elderly woman. Saying she can go no further, the elderly woman commits suicide by walking in front of a tractor trailer. Hugh Wade, the town sheriff and his wife Jennifer, take him in as their house guest as Sheriff Wade attempts to find out who Rufus and the elderly woman really are and why they suddenly arrived in town. Tracy and Clay are two local teenagers who quickly befriend Rufus. Aaron Van Dusen is a mysterious man who arrives in town looking for Rufus for unknown reasons.
Kelly Rowan
Kelly Rowan (born October 26, 1965) is a Canadian film and television actress and former fashion model. A native of Ottawa, Rowan studied acting in London and New York City before working as a model. She was featured in the horror film '' The Ga ...
as Jennifer Wade
* Richard Harmon as Clay
* Kim Coates as Aaron Van Dusen
* Tom Carey as Chet
* Nancy Sorel as Vickie
* Christina Jastrzembska as Louise Kettle
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 33% based on 6 reviews.
Adam Nayman of the '' Globe and Mail was critical of the film, saying it " ends up feeling drab as well as looking it." Jay Stone of ''Canada.com'' was critical of the slow pace of the film and wrote: "Writer/director Dave Schultz stretches out this somewhat languorous - not to say somnambulant - material to almost two hours by adding a villain."
Bruce DeMara of the
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gave the film 3 out of 4 and was positive about the slowly building tension and the performances of the actors: "Schultz allows the tension to build slowly and for Rufus's secret history to be revealed in increments. There's also some great interplay between the actors".
Accolades
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