Young People Fucking
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| Young People Fucking | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Martin Gero |
| Produced by | Martin Gero |
| Written by | Martin Gero, Aaron Abrams |
| Distributed by | Maple Pictures (Canada) Revolver Entertainment (UK) THINKFilm (USA) |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
Young People Fucking is a 2007 romantic comedy written, directed and produced by Martin Gero. It debuted at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival. "Our generation makes an effort to separate love and sex," says Gero. "They're all trying to do this thing, and they're all failing miserably ... we're saying, 'Listen, people our age. This is really hard to do without being emotionally involved.'"[1]
Many people have drawn connections between funding of this film and Bill C-10 which proposes that the Canadian conservative government could retroactively strip tax credits from films the heritage minister deems "offensive or not in the public interest".[2] A special screening in Ottawa was well-attended by opposition MPs, although no Conservative members showed up. One staffer for Cambridge MP Gary Goodyear was fired for reserving a ticket in his name without permission. Reviews were generally positive, with Liberal Heritage critic Denis Coderre awarding the film three stars and describing it as a "social reality check." NDP Heritage critic Bill Siksay said, "I had a good time, I laughed a lot. There was some serious exploration of relationships, but it was fun. [...] What I would find offensive is that anybody would try and enforce their own sense of personal taste to prohibit a movie like that from being made." Martin Garo said that, "I think we're an easy target — we've got a swear in the title. And also no one's seen it. So it's easy for the pro-C-10 people, whoever they are, I've only met one, to say ... this is obviously pornography, we want to shut it down."[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Stone, Jay. Controversial film showcased to feds: censorship debate boosts film's profile. Canwest News Service, 31 May 2008.
- ^ Worboy, Martha. No censorship threat in Bill C-10: Verner. Canwest News Service, 4 March 2008.
- ^ CBC Radio - The House: Saturday, May 31, 2008 (mp3 podcast download) Time: 18:30 - 22:45
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Young People Fucking at the Internet Movie Database
- Senate Liberals vow to protect film industry from contentious bill C-10 at CBC.ca
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