The Adjuster

Canada, 1991

Film
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Noah Render (Elias Koteas), is an insurance adjuster who plays saviour to vulnerable clients whose lives have been uprooted by tragedy. His wife Hera (Arsinee Khanjian), works as a film censor for the Canadian government and secretly videotapes extracts for her sister. Into their lives come Bubba and Mimi, a wealthy couple who spend money staging erotic fantasies to sustain their relationship. Posing as filmmakers, they use Noah and Hera’s home in the middle of a desolate housing estate as the setting for their latest and most dangerous immersion in playacting.

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Credits

director

Atom Egoyan

co-producer

Atom Egoyan

Camelia Frieberg

production company

Ego Film Arts

Duration

01:38:00:00

Production places
Canada
Production dates
1991

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

305262

Language

English

Audience classification

R (18+)

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q1961623

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