AT THE END OF THE DAY: THE SUE RODRIGUEZ STORY is the true story of the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patient whose
legal battles for her right to die captured the nation’s attention.
The film follows Sue Rodriguez from the time
she is diagnosed with ALS and traces her emotional jouney as she comes to terms with her slow and painful death sentence.
Recently separated, Rodriguez rejects the thought of her young son having to witness her slow deterioration, and instead chooses
to end her own life. This decision forces her to challenge Canada’s Charter of Rights and become the focus of one of
the most heated public debates in the nation’s history. Summary taken from the
ALS Digest #541.
After playing Sue Rodriguez, Wendy Crewson won a Gemini Award for Best Actress in 1999 and a Gemini Humanitarian
Award in 2002.
