Karla

Karla (2006)

Timing: 1:39 (99 min)

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Release date

2006-01-20

Country

United States, Turkey

Production

Quantum Entertainment

Genre

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Budget

$5 000 000

Revenue

$130 416

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Director

Joel Bender

Actors

Misha Collins, Laura Prepon, Brandon Routh, Patrick Bauchau, Emilie Jacobs, Adam Lieberman, Shawn Hoffman, William Duffy, Alex Boyd, Cherilyn Hayres
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Scenario

Manette Beth Rosen, Michael D. Sellers

Producer

Marlon Parry, Michael D. Sellers, Pamela Vlastas, Manette Beth Rosen, Donald A. Barton

Operator

Charles Mills

Composer

Artist

Audition

Patricia Rose

Editing

Joel Bender, Michael D. Sellers
All team (19)

• With the exception of Tammy, the names of all the victims were changed due to their age. However, the circumstances of their deaths are shown accurately.
• In reality, Karla Homolka and her husband and accomplice legally changed their surname to Till before their arrest, in honor of Martin Campbell’s thriller "The Defense Rests" (1988), in which the lead role was played by Kevin Bacon.
• For filming, the lead actress, Laura Prepon, had to dye her hair. As a result, her character appears with blonde hair in the two final seasons of the series “That '70s Show” (1998-2006).
• In March 2005, the lawyer representing the families of two murdered schoolgirls from Ontario demanded a preview of the film to determine whether to object to its release. A screening was organized for him and the families, after which they decided not to protest.
• The entire film was shot in the USA, with American actors, and was directed by Americans. Representatives of the Canadian film industry refused to have anything to do with the film.
• Canadian filmmaker Peter R. Simpson initially purchased the rights to adapt “Invisible Darkness,” one of two books written about Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo by writer Stephen Williams in 1994. Due to a sharply negative public reaction, he had to abandon all thoughts of adaptation.
• After the film's release, Misha Collins, who played Paul, stated that he regretted his involvement in the filming due to the extremely negative reaction of the Canadian public to the film and the crimes depicted in it. The actor now advises viewers not to see it.
• The film takes place in the late 1980s and early 1990s, yet Paul has a poster of the 1999 album “Make Yourself” by the American rock band Incubus.
• The film shows the border between the Canadian province of Ontario and the American state of New York running through the forest. In reality, the border between the American state of New York and the province of Quebec runs through the forest.