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Shipbuilder

Shipbuilder

1985 EN 6 min

Overview

This film recreates the true story of Tom Sukanen, an eccentric Finnish immigrant who homesteaded in Saskatchewan in the 1920s and 1930s. Sukanen spent ten years building and moving overland a huge iron ship that was to carry him back to his native Finland. The ship never reached water.

Release date

01/01/1985

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What would drive a man to spend 10 years of his life building a ship in the middle of the prairie 17 miles (27 km) from the nearest body of water?

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

6 min

Website

www.nfb.ca

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