The Dead Sleep Easy

The Dead Sleep Easy is a 2007 Canadian drama film, a co-production of Odessa Filmworks and Zed Filmworks produced on location in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Its tagline is "When you're this far south, sometimes it's better to be dead than alive."

The Dead Sleep Easy
Directed byLee Demarbre
Produced byRobert Menzies
Written byIan Driscoll
StarringIan Hodgkinson
Dave Courtney
Ana Sidel
Martin Kove
Music byMichael Dubué[1]
Distributed byOdessa Filmworks
Zed Filmworks
Release date
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
BudgetCAD 250,000[1]

Plot

The story concerns a one-time Mexican wrestler known only as The Champ (Ian Hodgkinson) who becomes employed by a Mexican organised crime gang after he kills an opponent whose uncle is a mob leader. After witnessing a massacre of illegally smuggled migrants into the United States, The Champ decides to seek redress for this crime.

Cast

Distribution and release

The film has had numerous special screenings:

The film was given a DVD release on 5 March 2009 through Anchor Bay Canada.

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References
  1. Warren, T.S. (14 February 2008). "Pulp fiction". Ottawa XPress. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2008.
  2. Calgary International Film Festival: The Dead Sleep Easy Archived 26 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Victoria Film Festival 2008: The Dead Sleep Easy Archived 14 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Zed Filmworks: Toronto showing Archived 8 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Odessa Filmworks news Archived 3 January 2002 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Backseat Film Festival: The Dead Sleep Easy
  7. Dawson City International Short Film Festival: The Dead Sleep Easy
  8. "Ricardo Montalban Theatre: The Dead Sleep Easy". Archived from the original on 26 March 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2008.

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