Mad Ship
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- David Mortin
- Maureen Dorey-Lukie
- Patricia Fogliato
- David Mortin
- Patricia Fogliato
- Elizabeth Jarvis
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| Directed by | David Mortin |
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| Cinematography | Michael Marshall |
| Edited by | Mike Munn |
| Music by | John Gzowski |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
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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. Set during the Great Depression, it follows Tomas Sorensen (Kaas), a Norwegian man who emigrates with his family to Canada to establish a wheat dynasty, but when his wife Solveig (Verndal) dies, he embarks on a mission to build a ship and return her body to Norway.
Mad Ship premiered at the Whistler Film Festival on November 30, 2012, to mixed reviews from critics.
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. Mad Ship tells the true story of a Scandinavian immigrant who built a boat to carry the body of his dead wife.[3]
Cast
- Nikolaj Lie Kaas as Tomas
- Gil Bellows as Cameron
- Rachel Blanchard as Adeline
- Martha Burns as Judith
- Aidan Devine as Edmund
- Gage Munroe as Petter
- Line Verndal as Solveig
Development
The house and barn used in the film were built on the set.[4]
