Citizen.Sam.2006.DVDRiP.XViD-NOSCREENS

Release: Citizen.Sam.2006.DVDRiP.XViD-NOSCREENS
Size: 714.62 MB

Title: Citizen Sam (2006)
Genre: Documentary
Director: Joe Moulins
Cast: Rick Cluff / Connie Fogel-Rankin / Bill Goode Jr. / Jim Green / Heather Harrison / Wayne Hartrick / Don Larsen / Ann Livingston / Colin Metcalfe / Abraham Rogatnick / Sam Sullivan / Bruce Young / Lynn Zanatta
Rating: 7.2/10
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0999873/

Synopsis: The movie tells the story of Sam Sullivan, a current Vancouver City Councillor and mayoral candidate in the run-up to the 2005 Vancouver civic election. Sullivan, representing the right wing Non-Partisan Association (NPA), is a quadriplegic since the age of nineteen (he broke his neck in a skiing accident) and the movie details some of his personal life, living and working with this physical disability. He has a folksy political style which is supported within the public mindset by him being in a wheelchair. However this style masks a bulldog and somewhat vain attitude as witnessed in candid one-on-ones between Sullivan and the camera. The movie also shows the rocky relationship he has with his main mayoral candidate rival, Jim Green - representing the left wing Vision Vancouver party - who is also a current Vancouver City Councillor. The movie concludes with Sullivan's election...