Young Triffie (2006)

Original title

Young Triffie's Been Made Away With

Directed by

Mary Walsh

Genre

comedy film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

14A

Rating

4.4 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1947 Newfoundland, a clumsy ranger is sent to a remote village to investigate the mutilation of sheep. He encounters a cast of eccentric locals while trying to solve the strange case.

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What happens

Young Triffie is a Canadian dark comedy film, directed by Mary Walsh and released in 2006. Set in 1947, before Newfoundland joined Confederation, the film is about a clumsy and unpopular Newfoundland Ranger Alan Hepditch (Fred Ewanuick), who is sent to investigate a case of sexually assaulted and mutilated sheep in fictional outport Swyer's Harbour. The cast also includes Andrea Martin, Jonny Harris, Colin Mochrie, Susan Kent, Andy Jones, Cathy Jones and Remy Girard. The film was written by Ray Guy, based on his 1985 stage play Young Triffie's Been Made Away With. It was produced by Denise Robert and Daniel Louis. It premiered at the 2006 Atlantic Film Festival, before going into commercial release in 2007. Alan Doyle received a Genie Award nomination for Best Original Song at the 28th Genie Awards in 2008. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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