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- The movie Sweetland is about a small outport town facing resettlement in the early 2010s, and one man’s refusal to accept that reality. It’s based on the book “Sweetland” by Newfoundland author Michael Crummey, and directed by local filmmaker Christian Sparkes.
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Sweetland is a 2023 Canadian drama film, directed by Christian Sparkes. Adapted from the novel of the same name by Michael Crummey, the film stars Mark Lewis Jones as Moses, a retired fisherman who refuses to leave the isolated Newfoundland and Labrador outport town of Sweetland when the provincial government launches a resettlement initiative.
May 3, 2024 · Sweetland: Directed by Christian Sparkes. With Sara Canning, Mark Lewis Jones, Mary Walsh, Lawrence Barry. The story of an endangered Newfoundland community and the struggles of one man determined to resist its extinction.
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Apr 23, 2024 · Plot: What's the story about? An enduring tale of outport Newfoundland, where a man's unwavering love for his birthplace leads him to stay, even as others depart, in the face of an endangered community's struggle for survival.
- Christian Sparkes
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Oct 25, 2024 · The movie Sweetland is about a small outport town facing resettlement in the early 2010s, and one man’s refusal to accept that reality. It’s based on the book “Sweetland” by Newfoundland author...
But enigmatic Moses Sweetland refuses. Motivated by a sense of history, haunted by mistakes of his youth and concerned that his autistic nephew Jesse will wilt on the mainland, Moses holds his ground despite violent opposition from other islanders.
May 23, 2024 · Based on the 2014 novel by Michael Crummey of Newfoundland and Labrador, it follows a tough old boot of a former lighthouse keeper named Moses (Mark Lewis Jones) who lives in the rural community...
May 1, 2024 · In a remote outport Moses Sweetland (Mark Lewis Jones) is a holdout refusing to accept the package drawing the ire and abuse of fellow residents. The film is the story of Sweetland’s battle to remain in the outport.