Halifax

Movie Release: The Disappeared

12:00pm
- 11:00pm
Friday April 19 2013

Coming off sellout screenings during the Atlantic Film Festival, the St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival and many others, The Disappeared returns to Atlantic Canada for its commercial release.

"With this gripping story of conflict and camaraderie among a group of fishermen lost at sea, acclaimed Halifax novelist Shandi Mitchell demonstrates her prowess as a filmmaker, too. THE DISAPPEARED is equally impressive as a showcase of acting talent, with Newfoundland native Shawn Doyle leading a sterling cast as they tackle the challenging task of conveying the hopes, fears and growing desperation of six men who find themselves drifting in the Atlantic in two lifeboats after the loss of their fishing vessel.

Shot off the coast of Lunenburg, Mitchell’s debut feature conveys the profound beauty and the stark peril that surround its characters. Just as unsentimental as the director’s view of the natural world is her portrayal of men forced to confront the thorny questions that are part of any battle for survival. Yet the film’s many moments of warmth and humour demonstrate the human connections that can also be forged in times of trouble."
- Jason Anderson, Kingston Canadian Film Festival

The Disappeared opens Friday, April 19 in Halifax (Empire Theatres Park Lane), Lunenburg (Bridgewater Empire Theatres), and St. John’s (Empire Theatres Avalon Mall).

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