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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.