''Pirate's Passage'' is a 2015 Canadian animated

adventure film An adventure film is a form of adventure fiction, and is a genre of film. Subgenres of adventure films include swashbuckler films, pirate films, and survival films. Adventure films may also be combined with other film genres such as action, an ...

based on the 2006 children's book of the same name by

William Gilkerson William Gilkerson (25 July 1936 — 29 November 2015) was an American-Canadian writer, editor and artist. Between the 1960s to 2000s, Gilkerson wrote over ten books including ''Pirate's Passage'', which won the 2006 Governor General's Award for E ...

. It premiered on

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on 4 January 2015.

Plot

The story is set in 1952 in the fictional community of Grey Rocks,

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, 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

'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 Gage Munroe (born January 4, 1999) is a Canadian actor. He has performed roles on television programs like '' Stoked'', ''Murdoch Mysteries'', '' Mr Moon'', ''Falling Skies'' and ''Alphas'', and has appeared in films like the 2008 Canadian drama ' ...

as Jim Hawkins *

Carrie-Anne Moss Carrie-Anne Moss (born August 21, 1967) is a Canadian actress. After early roles on television, she rose to international prominence for her role of Trinity in ''The Matrix'' series (1999–present). She has starred in '' Memento'' (2000) for w ...

as Kerstin Hawkins *

Megan Follows Megan Elizabeth Laura Diana Follows (born March 14, 1968) is a Canadian-American actress and director. She is known for her role as Anne Shirley in the 1985 Canadian television miniseries ''Anne of Green Gables'' and its two sequels. From 2013 t ...

as Meg O’Leary *

Kim Coates Kim F. Coates (born February 21, 1958) is a Canadian–American actor who has worked in both Canadian and American films and television series. He has worked on Broadway portraying Stanley Kowalski in ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' and in the lead ...

as Roy Moehner *

Colm Feore Colm Joseph Feore (; born August 22, 1958) is a Canadian actor. A 15-year veteran of the Stratford Festival, he is known for his Gemini-winning turn as Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in the CBC miniseries '' Trudeau'' (2002), his portrayal of G ...

as Corporal Robin Hawkins * Gordon Pinsent as Harry, The Barber * Paul Gross as Calico Jack *

Rossif Sutherland Rossif Sutherland (born September 25, 1978) is a Canadian actor. He, along with his brothers Angus and Roeg and half-brother Kiefer, are the sons of Donald Sutherland. Early life and education Sutherland was born in Vancouver, but lived in P ...

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 PiP Animation Services Inc. is a Canadian full-service animation studio. Its most recent work includes the CBC series ''Wandering Wenda'' and the WNET series ''Cyberchase''. Animation accomplishments Somewhere between 2000 and 2002, Pip did so ...

Tandem Communications Tandem Productions is a Munich-based company which produces television film, miniseries, television series and film series. It was founded in 1999 by Emmy-nominated producers Rola Bauer and Tim Halkin. In 2012, StudioCanal acquired Tandem. ...

distributes the film outside of Canada.

References

External links

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''Pirate's Passage'' at Tandem Communications
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