Overview
A historical drama depicting an Irish immigrant family’s first winter in Canada, where isolation, illness, and an unforgiving landscape test their will to survive.
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Nominations
Nominated for the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film (1982)
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Gloria DemersWriter
- Cynthia ScottWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 1, 1982
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- Canada
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In the United States
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