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Crown and Anchor (2018)

Crown and Anchor poster
Directed by
Andrew Rowe
Genre
drama film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 18m
Rated
18A
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A police officer returns to his hometown in Newfoundland for his mother's funeral. He finds that his cousin has become involved in crime and violence.

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What happens

Crown and Anchor is a Canadian drama film, directed by Andrew Rowe and released in 2018. The film stars Michael Rowe as James, a police officer in Toronto who returns home to Newfoundland and Labrador for his mother's funeral, only to learn that his cousin Danny (Matt Wells) has been drawn into a life of crime and violence. The film's cast also includes Natalie Brown, Stephen McHattie, Ben Cotton and Robert Joy. The film premiered at the Cinequest Film Festival in April 2018, and had its Canadian premiere at the Nickel Film Festival in June. The film received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019, for Best Actor (Rowe) and Best Makeup (Lauryn Ford). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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