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A veteran of World War II, Edwin Boyd (Scott Speedman) is disillusioned and barely getting by as a Toronto bus driver. With his wife Doreen (Kelly Reilly), whom he met in England during the war, and two young children to support, he finds it increasingly difficult to make ends meet.
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Edwin Alonzo Boyd (April 2, 1914 – May 17, 2002) was a Canadian bank robber and leader of the Boyd Gang. His career made him a notorious Canadian folk hero.
Disillusioned by his post war circumstances, Eddie Boyd is torn between the need to provide for his young family and an unfulfilled dream to head to Hollywood to become a star. He discovers a way to do both, robbing banks Hollywood style, but his dream leads him down a path of danger and tragedy.
Edwin and Dorreen are shown as having a boy and a girl who have several years' difference between them. The pair actually had twins during the war. Also, Dorreen's third child was conceived long before Edwin formed the Boyd Gang.
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- Crime, Drama
- Nathan Morlando
- 2012-04-27
Apr 27, 2012 · Drawing on the exploits of Edwin Boyd, a Canadian World War II veteran who became that country’s most infamous bank robber, this unusually cerebral crime movie chooses psychic pain over...
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Nathan Morlando. Writer. Based on a real WWII vet and family man turned bank robber. Disillusioned by his post war circumstances, Eddie Boyd is torn between the need to provide for his young family and an unfulfilled dream to head to Hollywood to become a star.
