Sweetland (2023)
1h 50m
Running Time
October 19, 2023Release Date
Plot.
The story of an endangered Newfoundland community and the struggles of one man determined to resist its extinction.
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Cast & Crew.
Sara Canning
Clara
Mark Lewis Jones
Moses
Mary Walsh
Queenie
Andy Jones
Duke
Lawrence Barry
Loveless
Amelia Manuel
Sandra
Darryl Hopkins
Government Man
Cail Turner
Jesse
Frank Holden
Pilgrim
Jordan Kennington
Cinematography
Allison White
Producer
Michael Crummey
Writer
Christian Sparkes
Director / Writer
Jorge Weisz
Editor
Andrew Staniland
Music
Maddy Falle
Line Producer
Ian Rankin
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jeff Myers
Sound Recordist
Robert Edwards
ADR Mixer
Martin Lee
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David Rose
Sound Designer
Erika Tobin
Assistant Property Master
Mike Kennedy
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Clint Butler
Dialect Coach
Media.
Details.
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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.
The cast also includes Sara Canning, Mary Walsh, Amelia Manuel, Lawrence Barry, Andy Jones, Cail Turner, Darryl Hopkins and Frank Holden.
Production on the film was first announced in 2020.
The film premiered on September 15 at the 2023 Atlantic International Film Festival, and received a gala screening at the 2023 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival on September 19.