The Adjuster

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The Adjuster
TheAdjuster.jpg
Film poster
Directed by
Atom Egoyan
Produced by
Camelia Frieberg
Written by
Atom Egoyan
Starring
Elias Koteas
Arsine Khanjian
Maury Chaykin
Music by
Mychael Danna
Cinematography Paul Sarossy
Edited by
Susan Shipton
Distributed by Orion Classics (USA)
Release dates
September 26, 1991
Running time
102 minutes
Country
Canada
Language
English
Budget CAD 1,500,000 (estimated)
The Adjuster is a 1991 Canadian drama film directed by Atom Egoyan. It premiered
at the New York Film Festival. At the 17th Moscow International Film Festival i
t won the Special Silver St. George.[1]
In 1993, the Toronto International Film Festival ranked the film tenth in the To
p 10 Canadian Films of All Time, though the film does not appear on the updated
2004 version.[2]
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Plot summary
Selected cast
References
External links

Plot summary
The Adjuster tells the story of an insurance adjuster who becomes intimate with
his clients. The adjuster initially appears to want to help his clients but as t
he movie unfolds it is clear that the situation is more complex. He seems to be
somehow a victim of his own situation.
Selected cast
Elias Koteas as Noah Render
Arsine Khanjian as Hera
Maury Chaykin as Bubba
Gabrielle Rose as Mimi
Jennifer Dale as Arianne
David Hemblen as Bert, the Head Censor
Rose Sarkisyan as Seta, Hera's Sister
Armen Kokorian as Simon, Hera's Child
Jacqueline Samuda as Louise, the Maid
Gerard Parkes as Tim
Patricia Collins as Lorraine

Don McKellar as Tyler, the Young Censor

John Gilbert as The Doctor
Stephen Ouimette as Larry, the Butterfly Collector
Raoul Trujillo as Matthew, His Lover
References
"17th Moscow International Film Festival (1991)". MIFF. Retrieved 2013-03-04
.
"Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time," The Canadian Encyclopedia, 2012, URL ac
cessed 28 April 2013.
External links
The Adjuster at the Internet Movie Database
The Adjuster at AllMovie
Canadian Film Encyclopedia
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Films directed by Atom Egoyan
Feature films
Next of Kin (1984)
Family Viewing (1987)
Speaking Parts (1989)
The Adjuster (1991)
Calendar (1993)
Exotica (1994)
The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
Felicia's Journey (1999)
Ararat (2002)
Where the Truth Lies (2005)
Adoration (2008)
Chloe (2009)
Devil's Knot (2013)
The Captive (2014)
Remember (2015)
TV films
Sarabande (1997)
Krapp's Last Tape (2000)
Short films
Montral vu par... ("En passant", 1991)
To Each His Own Cinema ("Artaud Double Bill", 2007)