Sweetland (2023)
- Directed by
- Christian Sparkes
- Country
- Canada
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An elderly retired fisherman in a small Newfoundland outport town refuses to leave his home when the government tries to relocate everyone. He decides to stay behind as the rest of the community moves away.
slow-burnmelancholiccontemplativestubbornisolatedbitter-sweetgroundedquiet
What happens
Sweetland is a 2023 Canadian drama film, co-written and directed by Christian Sparkes. Adapted from the novel of the same name by Michael Crummey, the film stars Mark Lewis Jones as Moses, a retired fisherman who refuses to leave the isolated Newfoundland and Labrador outport town of Sweetland when the provincial government launches a resettlement initiative. Production on the film was first announced in 2020. The film premiered on September 15 at the 2023 Atlantic International Film Festival, and received a gala screening at the 2023 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival on September 19. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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