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Pirate's Passage
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Wikipedia article
'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.
Plot
The 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.
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.
Voice Cast
* Donald Sutherland as Captain Charles Johnson
* Gage Munroe as Jim Hawkins
* Carrie-Anne Moss as Kerstin Hawkins
* Megan Follows as Meg OLeary
* Kim Coates as Roy Moehner
* Colm Feore as Corporal Robin Hawkins
* Gordon Pinsent as Harry, The Barber
* Paul Gross as Calico Jack
* Rossif Sutherland as Klaus Moehner
* Terry Haig as Mr. Herkes
Production
'Pirate'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.
Tandem Communications distributes the film outside of Canada.
References
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