Opening of Award winning Independent Canadian Film “Lovers in a Dangeorus Time”

Dates: April 6, 2012 to April 13, 2012
Location: AMC Theaters Yonge & Dundas

Opens in Toronto Friday April 6, 2012, at AMC Y&D May Charters and Mark Hug will be in Toronto for the screenings and available for in person interviews,before then they are available by phone, skype, or email. (Toronto March 20 2012) What makes a love story Canadian? Is hockey required to be in the plot somehow? Can beer be as romantic as wine? The award winning, Canadian independent film Lovers In A Dangerous Time has been charming hearts across Canada and inadvertently stirring questions of the countrys true romantic nature. Hailed as a date night movie that everyone on the date can actually enjoy and now Toronto has a chance to see why film festival fans adored Lovers In A Dangerous Time when it won Calgary International Film Festivals Audience Award. The film opens Friday April 6, at AMC, Yonge & Dundas. From the writing, directing, actor team of May Charters and Mark Hug, Lovers In A Dangerous Time is a tale of small-town romance that follows a pair of former childhood friends that are reunited at their high school reunion in Creston, British Columbia. Dig a little deeper and it’s a comedy about youthful regrets, a drama about a brotherly feud that has never been settled on (or away) from the hockey rink, a love story where boy meets girl, only they have known each other since they were two. Its a romance, Canadian style. It was crucial for Creston, B.C. native Mark, and Toronto born May, to tell a Canadian love story in the Canadian landscape. Too often Hollywood chews up Canada’s scenery but forgets to represent the life of the people that really live here, says May. The film, which is populated by real small town Creston locals, adds Mark, is a testament to Canadian life, and a portrait of what it means to be a kid at heart. The film was shot entirely with a Sony PD150 PAL and made with such integrity of place, that in one instance the directors integrated their filming into an actually, real life, 10-year high school reunion with eight placed actors, four cameras and no second takes, all in the spirit of giving the film a sense of realness that is palpable. This keen passion for honest and true to setting storytelling earned Mark and May, The Maverick Award at its Method Fest Premiere in Los Angeles. Following that, the film went on to win several awards, some of which include, Best Canadian Feature Film, at the Okanagan International Film Festival, and the Peoples Choice Award, from the Calgary International Film Festival. The title does pay homage to Bruce Cockburns classic song, not only in theme, as the soundtrack includes a new version of Lovers in a Dangerous Time covered by upcoming Montreal singer-songwriter, JBM.