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When Solveig dies suddenly under tragic circumstances, Tomas goes mad with grief. He grows obsessed with the idea of returning her body to their homeland. He embarks on a Quixotic mission to build a sailboat and sail out of the prairie dust bowl along a network of rivers leading to Hudson Bay and the ocean beyond.
Mar 28, 2013 · A Norwegian immigrant builds a little ark on the prairie in the Canadian film Mad Ship. 2 stars. Nestor Almendros’ indelible Texas Panhandle evocations in Days of Heaven are a hard act to...
Dec 18, 2013 · Mad Ship: Directed by David Mortin. With Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Gil Bellows, Line Verndal, Gage Munroe. A poor young Scandinavian immigrant couple winds up in Canada in search of prosperity, but the hardship of the Great Depression takes a toll in a way they never feared when they went in search of the dream.
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- Drama
- David Mortin
- 2013-12-18
Mar 28, 2013 · Mad Ship opens in select Toronto theatres on March 29, and Montreal on April 5, with more Canadian cities to follow. See the film’s website for details. For an interview with Mad Ship writers David Mortin and Patricia Fogliato, click here.
Mar 28, 2013 · 2.5 stars. Starring Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Line Verndal, Gil Bellows, Martha Burns and Rachel Blanchard. Directed by David Mortin. 94 minutes. Opening Friday at the Varsity, Canada Square. 18A.
Mad Ship is a 2012 Canadian period drama film directed by David Mortin, from a screenplay by Mortin, Maureen Dorey-Lukie, and Patricia Fogliato. The film stars Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Gil Bellows, Rachel Blanchard, Martha Burns, Aidan Devine, Gage Munroe, and Line Verndal.
When his beautiful wife, Solveig dies, he vows to return her body to her homeland, embarking on a Quixotic mission to build a ship and sail out of the prairie dust bowl.
