When Night Is Falling

May. 05,1995      
Rating:
6.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A prudish woman working on tenure as a literacy professor at a large urban university finds herself attracted to a free-spirited, liberal woman who works at a local carnival.

Pascale Bussières as  Camille Baker
Rachael Crawford as  Petra Soft
Henry Czerny as  Martin
David Fox as  Reverend DeBoer
Don McKellar as  Timothy
Tracy Wright as  Tory
Clare Coulter as  Tillie
Jonathan Potts as  Hang Glider #1
Stuart Clow as  Hang Glider #3

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