{"id":13145,"date":"2023-01-31T12:49:02","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T12:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canfilmday.ca\/film\/last-night\/"},"modified":"2024-04-13T18:05:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-13T18:05:14","slug":"last-night","status":"publish","type":"film","link":"https:\/\/canfilmday.ca\/film\/last-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the year 2000 drew near, paranoia around \u201cY2K\u201d was rampant. Don McKellar responded to the anxiety around potential computer meltdowns by coming up with this witty and dystopic film. As the film begins, the last day of 1999 has truly become the \u201clast night.\u201d The apocalypse is here: Humanity will die at midnight. As rioting and looting begin to take place in Toronto, disparate groups of people prepare to meet their fate. A young architect (McKellar) plans to go out solo, while his best friend (Rennie) attempts to have as many sexual conquests as possible. 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