Let's All Hate Toronto
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Directed by | CBC Newsworld |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Let's All Hate Toronto is a 2007 Canadian documentary film co-directed by independent documentarian Albert Nerenberg and Rob Spence. The documentary is a comedic examination of the reasons why so many people in Canada seem to hate Toronto, Ontario. In the film, co-director Robert Spence, nicknamed "Mister Toronto", takes off on a cross-Canada journey to find out why there seems to be so much resentment for Canada's biggest city, all the while promoting a fake "Toronto Appreciation Day".[1]
Synopsis
Mr. Toronto starts his journey in
Let's All Hate Toronto then presents a list of the top ten reasons why Canada hates Toronto, including envy, violence, pollution and The Toronto Maple Leafs.[3] In the end, Mr. Toronto is so discouraged that, like the Hamilton Tiger Cats fans, he puts a bag on his head and wanders into the fog at Toronto's Nuit Blanche art event, where, after admitting that Toronto does suck, he receives over 1,000 hugs from the Torontonians at the event, including the mayor of Toronto. This makes Mr. Toronto believe that his native city does not suck as the rest of Canada seems to think.
Throughout the film Mr. Toronto does several television and radio interviews and is frequently asked, "What city in Canada hates Toronto the most?" At the end of the film he realizes that Toronto hates itself the most.
See also
- Toronto-Montreal rivalry
References
- ^ a b Tong, Allan (August 2007). "Let's All Hate Toronto". Exclaim.ca. Archived from the original on 2007-12-09. Retrieved 2007-09-24.
- ^ CTV.ca | Filmmaker takes risk, touting Toronto in Montreal[dead link]
- ^ a b "Let's All Hate Toronto". CBC Newsworld. September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
External links
- Let's All Hate Toronto at IMDb