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.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Sara Canning
Clara
Mark Lewis Jones
Moses
Mary Walsh
Queenie
Lawrence Barry
Loveless
Andy Jones
Duke
Christian Sparkes
Director
Amelia Manuel
Sandra
Michael Crummey
Writer
Darryl Hopkins
Government Man
Allison White
Producer
Cail Turner
Jesse
Frank Holden
Pilgrim
Jordan Kennington
Cinematographer
David Rose
Sound Designer
Jorge Weisz
Editor
Robert Edwards
ADR Mixer
Martin Lee
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ian Rankin
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Miles Barnes
Key Grip
Ryan McIntyre
First Assistant 'A' Camera
Erika Tobin
Assistant Property Master
Adrian Antonecchia
Gaffer
Clint Butler
Dialect Coach
Brett Trider
Colorist
Maddy Falle
Line Producer
Sarah Gnocato
Dialogue Coach
Tom Dunne
Stunt Coordinator
Jeff Myers
Sound Recordist
Glenn Redmond
Stunt Coordinator
Andrew Strickland
Location Manager
Mike Kennedy
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Andrew Staniland
Music
Martin Tobin
Best Boy Electric
Alison MacMillan
First Assistant Editor
Jordan Farrell
Assistant Location Manager
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Sweetland is a Canadian drama film, directed by Christian Sparkes and released in 2023. 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.