Pirate's Passage is a 2015 Canadian animated adventure film based on the 2006 children's book of the same name by William Gilkerson. It premiered on CBC Television on 4 January 2015.
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| Based on | Pirate's Passage by William Gilkerson |
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| Music by | Andrew Lockington |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
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| Running time | 88 minutes |
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| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 4 January 2015 |
Plot
editThe story is set in 1952 in the fictional community of Grey Rocks, Nova Scotia, where 12-year-old Jim faces bullying at school. His widowed mother runs a local inn, which is facing a takeover by a wealthy family. Sea captain Charles Johnson appears to assist Jim and his mother through their struggles. However, Johnson appears to be a pirate who supposedly died two centuries ago.[1][2]
The story is based on William Gilkerson's book Pirate's Passage, which won the 2006 Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature.[3]
Voice Cast
edit- Donald Sutherland as Captain Charles Johnson
- Gage Munroe as Jim Hawkins
- Carrie-Anne Moss as Kerstin Hawkins
- Megan Follows as Meg O’Leary
- Kim Coates as Roy Moehner
- Colm Feore as Corporal Robin Hawkins
- Gordon Pinsent as Harry Freelove, The Barber
- Paul Gross as Calico Jack
- Rossif Sutherland as Klaus Moehner
- Terry Haig as Mr. Herkes
Production
editPirate's Passage was produced and written by Sutherland and Brad Peyton through Sutherland's production company Martin's River Ink and the studios of PiP Animation Services.[3][4][2]
Tandem Communications distributes the film outside of Canada.[5]
References
edit- ^ Ahearn, Victoria (1 January 2015). "Donald Sutherland says film Pirate's Passage captures his youth in N.S." The Canadian Press. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ a b Sumanac-Johnson, Deana (2 January 2015). "Donald Sutherland's Pirate's Passage passion project". CBC News. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Sutherland's Animated Pirate Pic Begins Production". Animation Magazine. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ Ng See Quan, Danielle (5 November 2013). "Donald Sutherland takes on Pirate's Passage". Playback. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (13 October 2014). "Mipcom: Donald Sutherland Spreads The Love For Tandem-Repped 'Pirate's Passage'". Variety. Retrieved 4 January 2015.