Night Friend

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| director = Peter Gerretsen

| producer = Patricia Gerretsen
Don Haig

| writer = Peter Gerretsen

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| starring = Chuck Shamata
Heather Kjollesdal
Daniel MacIvor
Jayne Eastwood
Art Carney

| music = Heather Conkie
Rory Cummings

| cinematography = Douglas Koch

| editing = Michael Todd

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| released = {{Film date|1987}}

| runtime = 95 min.

| country = Canada

| language = English

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Night Friend is a Canadian drama film, directed by Peter Gerretsen and released in 1987."Film Reviews: Peter Gerretsen's Night Friend". Cinema Canada, March/April 1989 (Number 161). The film stars Chuck Shamata as Fr. Jack Donnell, a Roman Catholic priest who encounters a teen prostitute named Lindsay (Heather Kjollesdal), and tries to save her from life on the streets."Film Review: Night Friend". The Globe and Mail, June 15, 1988.

The cast also includes Daniel MacIvor as Lindsay's boyfriend Lenny, Jayne Eastwood as a bag lady, and Art Carney as the monsignor.

Eastwood received a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 9th Genie Awards."Un zoo and Mermaids top Genie nominations". Toronto Star, February 17, 1988.

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