Mad Ship
Mad Ship

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- 53/100 based on 233 votes
  • Released: 2013
  • Runtime: 90 mins
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  • Studio: Buffalo Gal Pictures
  • Genres: Drama

During the Great Depression, the Sorenson family - father Tomas, mother Solveig, their adolescent son Petter and their infant daughter Liv - live on the Canadian prairies, specifically Manitoba, to where they emigrated from their Norwegian homeland. Solveig didn't really want to emigrate fearing never seeing her father again, but Tomas convinced her that there was arable land for the taking in America, on which they could carve out a better life than they had in Norway. But t... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Mad Ship:

Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Gil Bellows
Line Verndal
Gage Munroe
Martha Burns
Lane Styles

Full Plot Details

During the Great Depression, the Sorenson family - father Tomas, mother Solveig, their adolescent son Petter and their infant daughter Liv - live on the Canadian prairies, specifically Manitoba, to where they emigrated from their Norwegian homeland. Solveig didn't really want to emigrate fearing never seeing her father again, but Tomas convinced her that there was arable land for the taking in America, on which they could carve out a better life than they had in Norway. But two years of drought during the crucial growing season while trying to farm in Manitoba have left them in a financial bind, with a large debt owing to the bank. One final natural disaster on top of the drought is enough for Tomas to concede that he must find work elsewhere. While Solveig wants them to go back to Norway, Tomas knows they don't have enough money for the passage. So Tomas leaves Solveig, Petter and Liv on the farm by themselves while he goes to look for work. The situation leaves Solveig to deal with Mr. Cameron, the bank representative, whose outward compassion for the Sorensons' plight masks other things on his mind. Meanwhile, Tomas is able to find some work, but the situation is less than perfect, especially as his employers, husband and wife Edmund and Adeline, are having their own problems, including their marriage being an inherently unhappy one. By the time Tomas goes back to the farm, he, out of the circumstance, changes his focus to granting Solveig's wish, however implausible it will be to achieve.

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Toronto Star - 6/10 by Linda BarnardDirector David Mortin loses us with this beautifully shot, if relentlessly depressing, story.
Globe and Mail - 5/10 by Michael PosnerAlas, not unlike the boat on which the tale is based, it's a jerry-built craft that never really gets launched.
Canada.com - 4/10 by Katherine MonkAt times, Mad Ship is mesmerizing. And at other times, it's maddening because Mortin creates so much allure through texture and character, we begin to expect a better payoff.
User Review - 6/10 by Richard DA frustratingly uneven film shot around Winnipeg. A Scandinavian immigrant farmer loses everything during the Depression and in desperation and madness, builds a ship out of his house and barn to take his family home. A beautiful looking and poetic film that almost completely fails to capture the period it's set in. Perhaps the relatively low budget is to blame, but it never feels like anything more than modern folks playing at being in the 1930s. Script problems also plague the film. It takes so long to get to the building of the titular ship, that the event feels really abbreviated and anti-climactic.
User Review - 4/10 by Andy GMadship is like a crossbreed between a Steinbeck novel, all the covers from every Beverly Lewis book and a period drama playing on the History Channel. If it had a bigger budget I imagine the bank worker would be Kevin Spacey.
User Review - 2/10 by Dave JWednesday, January 8, 2013 (2012) Mad Ship DRAMA We've seen this like hundred times before except that this version is probably the dullest and most depressing. Takes place during the Great Depression with Scandinavian immigrant Cameron(Gil Bellows) bleak reality keeping farm functioning since he used his house for collateral to pay back a loan to the bank. So he goes to town seeking for some work leaving his wife and kids to fend for themselves. Take my word for it, it doesn't get any better. And the brief glimpse scene at the beginning is also part of the end where Cameron is dragging a ship. Parts of this movie seems like it was inspired by a book written by a Robin Hobb novel. 1 star out of 4

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