Mad Ship

Mad Ship
Official release poster
Directed by	David Mortin
Written by	David Mortin Maureen Dorey-Lukie Patricia Fogliato
Produced by	David Mortin Patricia Fogliato Elizabeth Jarvis
Starring	Nikolaj Lie Kaas Gil Bellows Rachel Blanchard Martha Burns Aidan Devine Gage Munroe Line Verndal
Cinematography	Michael Marshall
Edited by	Mike Munn
Music by	John Gzowski
Release dates	November 30, 2012 (2012-11-30) (Whistler)[1] December 7, 2012 (2012-12-07) (Winnipeg)[2]
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Canada
Languages	English Danish Norwegian

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.