Edmonton director Norm Fassbender's feature debut, 1132 Pleasant Street, was initially supposed to be set in Northern Ireland. Until, that is, the violence and attitudes that have plagued that country started to make visible inroads here.

Perhaps not religious persecution so much as cultural and racial, but one flavour of hate is pretty much the same as the next. And it's the backdrop for Fassbender's home-grown story of identity and redemption, opening today for a four-night run at the Metro Cinema.
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