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5 days ago · Christian Sparkes has two movies in cinema right now (the other being The King Tide), both set in small Newfoundland communities, and if there’s only one commonality, it’s that they are both beautiful. In Sweetland, the landscape itself is a character and perhaps the only one that Moses is truly comfortable with. It gives him both comfort ...
5 days ago · Award-winning actress Sara Canning (Remedy, The Vampire Diaries) returns to the YVR Screen Scene Podcast to talk about Sweetland.Based on the book by Michael Crummey and adapted for the screen by Christian Sparkes, who also directed, Sweetland draws its inspiration from Newfoundland’s controversial resettlement program, which has removed hundreds of communities from the map.
5 days ago · For a film that was essentially Jones, Walsh stole her one and only scene as Queenie. At the end of the day, Sweetland is a flawed character drama stuck between story and message that is nonetheless carried by an endearing performance from Mark Lewis Jones. still courtesy of Game Theory Films
5 days ago · May 16, 2024 6:10pm PT. ‘Bird’ Review: Andrea Arnold Taps the Star Power of Barry Keoghan and Franz Rogowski but Returns to Her Bleak British Roots in a Coming-of-Age Fairy Tale. Nykiya Adams plays...
1 day ago · “Sweetland” the novel is getting the big screen treatment. In a film that’ll have you practically tasting the salt spray of the ocean and soaking up the raw ...
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5 days ago · Sweetland: Thoughtful Tale of a Newfoundland Hamlet So Dead Even the Ghosts Abandon It Review Jim Slotek May 16, 2024 Films about rural Newfoundland, Sweetland, Newfoundland Community Relocation Policy, Christian Sparkes, Michael Crummey, Welsh actor Mark Lewis Jones, Mary Walsh, Cail Turner
5 days ago · Directed by Christian Sparkes, Sweetland tells the story of Moses (Mark Lewis Jones), a man who has lived in Newfoundland his entire life. He lives a simple life in his beloved community, caring for his grandson and celebrating the natural beauty of his homeland.
