Mexico, Hal joins in and the two of them share a kiss, which scares both of them. As fall sets in, Hal gets closer to Anne-Marie while Cleo gets closer to her new boyfriend, Dwayne. After Halloween, Zoe and her friend, Jo, see Hal's car parked in front of Anne-Marie's cottage and decide to take a closer peek. They discover the two lovers kissing passionately and quietly sneak away. Zoe attempts to curse her teacher with limited success. In the meantime, Cleo and Dwayne break the news to Cleo's parents that Cleo is pregnant and they are not getting married, leaving Hal and Diana reeling. When Diana Kingswood discovers that Anne-Marie has no plans for Christmas, she immediately insists she have Christmas dinner with them. It's all too much for Zoe and she bolts from the dinner table. When Hal follows her up to her room, Zoe confronts him about his affair with Anne-Marie. Soon, everyone at the table knows. Diana kicks out Hal and burns his boat to the ground. Unexpectedly, Hal's mother, Flora, passes away. Diana and Hal embrace at the funeral. Anne-Marie is confronted by her students about her affair with Hal and soon resigns. Anne-Marie leaves town and is replaced by a young male teacher. Cast Tara Frederick as Cleo Kingswood Aloka McLean as Zoe Kingswood R.H. Thomson as Hal Kingswood Sheila McCarthy as Diana Kingswood Andrea Libman as Jo Spittle Tony Dakota as Geoffrey Frances Hyland as Flora Kingswood Gabe Khouth as Dwayne Spittle Michéle-Barbara Pelletier as Anne-Marie Andrews Production The film received $350,000 from BC Film. The film was originally slated to be directed by Sandy Wilson, but Shapiro stepped in after Wilson dropped the project in favour of Harmony Cats. It was the only theatrical feature film released by Shapiro, who is primarily known as a television director. Awards and nominations The film garnered eleven Genie Award nominations at the 14th Genie Awards. It won three: Best Picture Best Actor (R.H. Thomson) Best Actress (Sheila McCarthy) Best Actress (Aloka McLean) Best Art Direction/Production Design (David Roberts) Best Cinematography (Thomas Burstyn) Best Costume Design (Sheila Bingham) Best Editing (Susan Shipton) Best Screenplay (Thompson) Best Sound (Dean Giammarco, Bill Sheppard, Paul A. Sharpe and Michael McGee) Best Sound Editing (Anne Bakker, Gael MacLean, Alison Grace, Maureen Wetteland and Ellen Gram) Availability As of 2018 the film has begun streaming online for free on Canada Media