Shipbuilder
“What would drive a man to spend 10 years of his life building a ship in the middle of the prairie 17 miles (27 km) from the nearest body of water?”
1985•G•6m•Released
Documentary
This film recreates the true story of Tom Sukanen, an eccentric Finnish immigrant who homesteaded in Saskatchewan in the 1920s and 1930s. Sukanen spent ten years building and moving overland a huge iron ship that was to carry him back to his native Finland. The ship never reached water.
Director
Stephen Surjik
Writer
Ken Mitchell
Languages
English
Studio
ONF | NFB
Cast
Kristjana Gunnars
Narrator
Galen Wahlmeier
Tom Sukanen
Sasha Konowal
Little Girl
Production
Company
ONF | NFB
Producer
Charles Konowal
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