Release Date
1985-01-01
Status
Released
Original Title
Shipbuilder
Runtime
6 min
Original Language
EN
Production Countries
Canada
Production Companies
ONF | NFB
Overview
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.
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