▁mayor ▁of ▁Toronto . ▁ ▁Cast ▁Ben ▁Pl att ▁as ▁Br am ▁Sh river ▁M ena ▁Mass oud ▁as ▁Kam al ▁A raf a ▁N ina ▁D obre v ▁as ▁Ash ley ▁Pol lock ▁Scott ▁Speed man ▁as ▁David ▁Gil ▁Bell ows ▁as ▁Det ect ive ▁Low ey ▁Jenn ifer ▁E h le ▁as ▁Jud ith ▁Dam ian ▁Lewis ▁as ▁Rob ▁Ford ▁Em manuel ▁Kab ongo ▁as ▁A be ▁Ham za ▁Ha q ▁as ▁Det ect ive ▁Sh arma ▁ ▁Production ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁that ▁Ben ▁Pl att , ▁N ina ▁D obre v , ▁M ena ▁Mass oud ▁and ▁Dam ian ▁Lewis ▁were ▁cast ▁in ▁the ▁film . ▁Fil ming ▁began ▁the ▁next ▁month ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁add itions ▁of ▁Jenn ifer ▁E h le , ▁Scott ▁Speed man ▁and ▁Gil ▁Bell ows ▁to ▁the ▁cast . ▁Lewis , ▁playing ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Ford , ▁was ▁sp otted ▁on ▁set ▁in ▁extensive ▁make up ▁and ▁don ning ▁a ▁body ▁suit . ▁ ▁Release ▁The ▁film ▁had ▁its ▁world ▁premi ere ▁at ▁South ▁by ▁South west ▁on ▁March ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁commer cially ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Canada ▁on ▁March ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁The ▁film ▁faced ▁some ▁criticism ▁for ▁ex cis ing ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁investig ative ▁journal ists ▁Rob yn ▁D ool ittle ▁and ▁Kevin ▁Don ovan ▁in ▁expos ing ▁the ▁sc