An Awkward Balance

2020 Canadian comedy film
  • September 24, 2020 (2020-09-24) (VIFF)
Running time
87 minutesCountryCanadaLanguageEnglish

An Awkward Balance, originally released as Fucking Idiots before being retitled, is a Canadian comedy film, directed by David Milchard and released in 2020.[1] The film stars Ben Cotton and Christina Sicoli as Mike and Sara, a couple who are embarrassed by their lack of financial self-control after going on a spending spree that has left them virtually broke; they approach their friend Paul (Stephen Lobo) to administer aversion therapy in an attempt to curb their spending habits, only to be interrupted by the arrival of Venice (Sara Canning), a prostitute to whom Paul himself also owes a large unpaid debt.[1]

The film's screenplay was written by Kris Elgstrand.

The film premiered at the 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival under the Fucking Idiots title.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Shaun Lang, "VIFF: A Punishing Weekend with the F*CKING IDIOTS". Hollywood North Magazine, September 15, 2020.
  2. ^ Lauren Malyk, "Loretta Todd’s Monkey Beach to open Vancouver Int’l Film Festival". Playback, September 3, 2020.
  • An Awkward Balance at IMDb


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