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The King Tide
''The King Tide'' is a 2023 Canadian drama thriller film, directed by Christian Sparkes.John Hazelton"Toronto unveils 2023 Platform line-up; ‘Dream Scenario’ with Nicolas Cage to open" ''Screen Daily'', August 2, 2023. The film is set in a small island fishing village where a child turns up who has special, mystical powers, leading social order in the town to the brink of civil war as the residents disagree about whether the child was sent for a larger spiritual purpose.Etan Vlessing"Frances Fisher, Lara Jean Chorostecki Topline ‘The King Tide’ Thriller" '' The Hollywood Reporter'', December 1, 2022. Plot Infant Isla turns up one day in a shipwrecked boat, and is adopted and raised by the town's mayor Bobby Bentham ( Clayne Crawford) and his wife Grace ( Lara Jean Chorostecki), whose pregnancy ended in miscarriage shortly before Isla's discovery. However, it is soon discovered that Isla has healing powers to cure any ailment suffered by those who are near her, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Sparkes
Christian Sparkes is a Canadians, Canadian film director and screenwriter from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. He is most noted for his film ''Cast No Shadow (film), Cast No Shadow'', which was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture, Best Picture at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards in 2015. An alumnus of the Canadian Film Centre, Sparkes directed a number of short films before releasing ''Cast No Shadow'' as his feature debut in 2014. The film premiered at the 2014 Atlantic Film Festival, where it received awards from the festival for Best Atlantic Feature, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress, Best Actor and Best Cinematography. His second feature film, ''Hammer (2019 film), Hammer'', premiered at the 2019 Whistler Film Festival before going into commercial release in 2020. His third feature film, ''The King Tide'', was shot in 2022, and premiered in the Platform Prize program at the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |