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The Communist's Daughter is a Canadian comedy digital series, which premiered on CBC Gem in 2021 and is loosely based on creator, head writer and director Leah Cameron's own life. The series was nominated for 6 Canadian Screen Awards and won the Web Series World Cup in 2021, making it the most awarded series in the world digital festival circuit that year, the first Canadian series to win the cup and Cameron the first female creator to win it. Set in 1989, just before the Berlin Wall is about to fall, the series stars Sofia Banzhaf as Dunyasha McDougald, the teenage daughter of Marxist activist parents Ian and Carol McDougald; after the family moves to a new—and conservative—Toronto neighbourhood, she falls for wealthy introvert Marc L'Ouverture despite being an outsider in her new school's social hierarchy, only for her father to mount a municipal council campaign against incumbent councillor Rod Bigmann, Marc's step-father.
Original Release
03/19/2021
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Aaron Poole | Ian McDougald |
Sofia Banzhaf | Dunyasha McDougald |
Jessica Holmes | Carol McDougald |
Ryan Taerk | Boris McDougald |
Kolton Stewart | Marc |
Nadine Bhabha | Jasmine |
Chris Locke | Rod Bigmann |
Zoe Cleland | Tatiana |
Vieslav Krystyan | Oleg |
George Stroumboulopoulos | Peter Kurtriakis |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Opium for the Masses | Friday, 19 March 2021 |
2 | The Apple Orchard | Friday, 19 March 2021 |
3 | New Kid from the Soviet Block | Friday, 19 March 2021 |
4 | Mall Bangs | Friday, 19 March 2021 |
5 | This Means War | Friday, 19 March 2021 |
6 | 99 Pink Balloons | Friday, 19 March 2021 |
7 | The Great Ward Five Debate | Friday, 19 March 2021 |
8 | Dream the Impossible Dream | Friday, 19 March 2021 |
Directors
Writers
Rose Schimm, Leah Cameron, Kaveh Mohebbi, Waneta Storms, Clara Altimas, Spencer Thompson, Peter Murphy
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Aaron Poole | Ian McDougald |
Sofia Banzhaf | Dunyasha McDougald |
Jessica Holmes | Carol McDougald |
Ryan Taerk | Boris McDougald |
Kolton Stewart | Marc |
Nadine Bhabha | Jasmine |
Chris Locke | Rod Bigmann |
Zoe Cleland | Tatiana |
Vieslav Krystyan | Oleg |
George Stroumboulopoulos | Peter Kurtriakis |
Neema Nazeri | Cyrus |
Manuel Rodriguez-Saenz | Mr. Castleman |
Nadine Whiteman | Chanel |
Sandra Battaglini | Mrs. Macaluso |
Jacob Soley | Boy Scout |
Shaina Silver-Baird | Singer |
Jesse Camacho | Larry |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Josh Gal | Executive Producer |
Emer Connon | Executive Producer |
Lauren Corber | Executive Producer |
Leah Cameron | Executive Producer |
Julien Wagner | Executive Producer |
George Stroumboulopoulos | Producer |
Natalie Novak Remplakowski | Producer |
Palmer Baranek | Producer |