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At the End of the Day: The Sue Rodriguez Story

At the End of the Day: The Sue Rodriguez Story

1998TV Movie⏱️ 1h 33m
Drama
⭐ 6.6
IMDB Rating
136 votes

Based on a true story, Sue Rodriguez must face a gripping question, are we in charge of our own lives? Confronted by a terminal, debilitating illness that will ultimately take her life, she worries most about her young son, Jesse....

Director
Sheldon Larry
Writers
Lisa Hobbs Birnie, Sue Rodriguez, Linda Svendsen
Stars
Wendy Crewson, Carl Marotte, Patrick Galligan
Release Date
August 11, 2001
Language
English
Country
Canada
πŸ† 3
Wins
🎯 2
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 1
Reviews
πŸ“½οΈ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Wendy Crewson
Wendy Crewson
as Sue Rodriguez
Carl Marotte
Carl Marotte
as David Rodriguez
Patrick Galligan
Patrick Galligan
as Svend Robinson
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Walter Learning
as Justice Allen Melvin
Al Waxman
Al Waxman
as John Hofsess
Miko Hughes
Miko Hughes
as Jesse Rodriguez
Monica Parker
Monica Parker
as Nadine
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Jesse Collins
as Chris Considine
Roberta Maxwell
Roberta Maxwell
as Doe
Fiona Reid
Fiona Reid
as Sandra Burtch

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Production
Atlantic Mediaworks, Barna-Alper Productions, Canada Television and Cable Production Fund

🏷️ Keywords

terminal illnesslou gehrigs diseaseeuthanasiaassisted suicidebased on true story

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Emotional, moving...
by Mike-DD β€’ 2000-05-26
9/10

"As an avid movie watcher, few shows manage to move me closer to tears than this, and this is from a guy in his mid-twenties. The characterization was intense, and the movie moves slowly at times, but never fails to show you, in words or the feelings portrayed, what goes on in Sue's mind as she ponders her decisions. The feelings she has and the reasons she gives her family and friends around her for the decision she made shows how much she must have struggled before she came to it. On one hand, she doesn't want to leave her family, especially her son (brilliantly portrayed by Miko Hu..."

πŸ“– Synopsis

Based on a true story, Sue Rodriguez must face a gripping question, are we in charge of our own lives? Confronted by a terminal, debilitating illness that will ultimately take her life, she worries most about her young son, Jesse....