Trigger
Kat (Molly Parker) and Vic (the late, great Tracy Wright) are two rock and rollers who once shared a friendship, a band and a whole lot of bedlam.
A dozen years after the breakup of their band, Trigger, the lovable yet dysfunctional duo reunite to rediscover their friendship, relive their rock and roll memories and reignite bits of their wild past.
The pretext to the reunion is a benefit concert in Toronto. The nostalgic Kat, who now works as a music producer in Los Angeles, seems almost too thrilled about the event, while her sour ex-partner, Vic (a pitch-perfect performance by Wright as a kind of Toronto Chrissie Hynde) needs a little encouragement.
McDonald, a longtime music fanatic who pitched a variation on My Dinner with Andre to screenwriter Daniel MacIvor, films their rendezvous at a hip, high-rise restaurant with great verve.
The restaurant is too chic for the simple Vic, but perfectly reflects Kat’s oversized ego. Their difficult and sometimes spiteful discussion, which touches on punctuality, egoism, sacrifice and opportunism, resuscitates their rivalry and their long-dormant demons: alcohol and drugs. - Martin Bilodeau - Toronto International Fim Festival.
Starring: Molly Parker, Tracy Wright, Daniel MacIvor, Don McKellar, Sarah Polley