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Life is going great for Maggie ( Karyn Dwyer ). She has recently moved out on her own and found the woman of her dreams, Kim ( Christina Cox ). However, things quickly change when her mother Lila ( Wendy Crewson ) and brother are forced to move into Maggie's tiny loft sublet with her. All the freedom and space she has gained is compromised, and she believes she must keep her blossoming affair a secret. But it's the clandestine romance that inadvertently introduces her family to a host of new experiences, many of which are better than chocolate.
The cast also includes Ann-Marie MacDonald as Frances, the owner of a lesbian bookstore where Maggie works, and Peter Outerbridge as Judy, a male to female transgendered person with an unrequited crush on Frances.
The film won numerous awards at film festivals around the world and was ranked 31st on the Hollywood Reporter 's Top 200 independent film s list of 1999. It is one of Canada 's highest grossing films of all time with an international box office of 30 million according to The Cannes Film Festival Website.
The film takes its name from a lyric in Sarah McLachlan 's song "Ice Cream", Your love is better than chocolate . Veena Sood, the sister of McLachlan's husband Ashwin Sood , has a small role in the film as a religious protestor.