White Room is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 drama

Drama

Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...

 film, released in 1990.

The film, written and directed by Patricia Rozema

Patricia Rozema

Patricia Rozema is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.-Life and career:Rozema was born in Kingston, Ontario and raised in Sarnia, Ontario. Her parents, Jacoba Berandina and Jan Rozema, were Dutch Calvinists. Television was severely restricted and she didn’t go to a movie theatre until she...

, stars Maurice Godin

Maurice Godin (actor)

Maurice Godin is an Canadian actor, who has appeared in several films and television shows.-Career:Born in Toronto, Canada, Godin has been acting in theatre, television and film for the past thirty years...

, Kate Nelligan

Kate Nelligan

Patricia Colleen "Kate" Nelligan is a Canadian BAFTA award winning stage, film and television actress.-Early life:Nelligan, the fourth of six children, was born in London, Ontario, the daughter of Josephine Alice , a schoolteacher, and Patrick Joseph Nelligan, a factory repairman and municipal...

 and Sheila McCarthy

Sheila McCarthy

Sheila McCarthy is a Canadian film, stage, television actress, and singer. She is one of the most honoured actors in Canada, having won two Genie Awards , two Gemini Awards , and two Dora Awards among multiple nominations. As of 2007, she can be seen on the Canadian television series Little...

. Godin plays Norm, a confused young man who is drawn into events after witnessing the murder of rock star Madeleine X (Margot Kidder

Margot Kidder

Margaret Ruth "Margot" Kidder is a Canadian-born American actress. She is perhaps best known for playing Lois Lane in the four Superman movies opposite Christopher Reeve, a role that brought her to widespread recognition....

). Nelligan plays Jane, a mysterious woman Norm meets at Madeleine X's funeral, and McCarthy plays Zelda, a quirky bohemian artist who helps Norm get a job and attempt to solve the murder.

Ziggy Lorenc

Ziggy Lorenc

Isabelle Anna Lorenc is a Canadian television and radio personality, best known for hosting programming on Citytv, MuchMusic and Bravo! after working for CHUMCity as a receptionist....

 and Erika Ritter

Erika Ritter

Erika Ritter is a Canadian playwright and humorist.Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, she studied drama at McGill University and the University of Toronto. In addition to her published work, she has written and hosted programming for CBC Radio...

 also have cameo appearances in the film as interviewers.

The movie was released in Canada on VHS by Alliance Releasing Home Video. In 2002, the film was released on DVD by Alliance Atlantis

Alliance Atlantis

Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. was a Toronto-based media company that operated primarily as a specialty service operator in Canada. Alliance Atlantis also had offices in Halifax, Los Angeles, London, Dublin, Madrid, Barcelona, Shannon and Sydney.Alliance Atlantis was acquired by Canwest...

. The DVD contains a widescreen presentation, French and English audio tracks, and an audio commentary by the director.

Cast

• Kate Nelligan
  Kate Nelligan
  Patricia Colleen "Kate" Nelligan is a Canadian BAFTA award winning stage, film and television actress.-Early life:Nelligan, the fourth of six children, was born in London, Ontario, the daughter of Josephine Alice , a schoolteacher, and Patrick Joseph Nelligan, a factory repairman and municipal...
  
   as Jane
• Maurice Godin
  Maurice Godin (actor)
  Maurice Godin is an Canadian actor, who has appeared in several films and television shows.-Career:Born in Toronto, Canada, Godin has been acting in theatre, television and film for the past thirty years...
  
   as Norm
• Margot Kidder
  Margot Kidder
  Margaret Ruth "Margot" Kidder is a Canadian-born American actress. She is perhaps best known for playing Lois Lane in the four Superman movies opposite Christopher Reeve, a role that brought her to widespread recognition....
  
   as Madelaine X
• Sheila McCarthy
  Sheila McCarthy
  Sheila McCarthy is a Canadian film, stage, television actress, and singer. She is one of the most honoured actors in Canada, having won two Genie Awards , two Gemini Awards , and two Dora Awards among multiple nominations. As of 2007, she can be seen on the Canadian television series Little...
  
   as Zelda
• Barbara Gordon as Mrs. Gentle
• Nicky Guadagni
  Nicky Guadagni
  Nicky Guadagni is a Canadian actress who has worked on stage, radio, film and television.-Career:Originally from Montreal, Nicky Guadagni majored in drama at Dawson College and went on to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Her first role after graduation was playing Miranda, with...
  
   as Narrator
• Erika Ritter
  Erika Ritter
  Erika Ritter is a Canadian playwright and humorist.Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, she studied drama at McGill University and the University of Toronto. In addition to her published work, she has written and hosted programming for CBC Radio...
  
  as Radio Interviewer
• Les Rubie as Man with Cow
• Dwayne McLean as Attacker
• David Ferry as Record Executive