''Crown and Anchor'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Andrew Rowe and released in 2018. The film stars
Michael Rowe
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, a police officer in
Toronto
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who returns home to
Newfoundland and Labrador
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for his mother's funeral, only to learn that his cousin Danny (
Matt Wells) has been drawn into a life of crime and violence.
The film's cast also includes
Natalie Brown,
Stephen McHattie,
Ben Cotton and
Robert Joy.
The film premiered at the
Cinequest Film Festival in April 2018, and had its Canadian premiere at the
Nickel Film Festival
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in June.
The film received two
Canadian Screen Award
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nominations at the
7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019, for
Best Actor
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The term most often refers to th ...
(Rowe) and
Best Makeup (Lauryn Ford).
"Newfoundlanders nominated for Canada Screen Awards"
''The Telegram
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History
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'', February 8, 2019.
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2018 films
2018 drama films
Canadian drama films
Films set in Newfoundland and Labrador
Films shot in Newfoundland and Labrador
English-language Canadian films
2010s English-language films
2010s Canadian films
English-language drama films
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