dark comedy
Black comedy, also known as dark comedy, morbid humor, or gallows humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally considered serious or painful to discus ...
written by
Ray Guy
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, a
Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
essayist
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, based on his own play entitled ''Young Triffie's Been Made Away With'' (1985).
It was produced by
Denise Robert
Denise Robert, , is a Canadian film producer, co-founder and President of Cinémaginaire with Daniel Louis. She is currently married to Denys Arcand and she has produced many of his films.
Robert has won many awards, including four Genie Awards. ...
and
Daniel Louis
Daniel Louis (born October 12, 1953) is a Canadian film producer. He is co-founder, with Denise Robert, of Cinémaginaire.
He has earned two Genie Awards, among other nominations, including the Genie Award for Best Motion Picture for ''The Ba ...
and features a cast including
Andrea Martin
Andrea Louise Martin (born January 15, 1947) is an American-Canadian actress, singer, and comedian, best known for her work in the television series '' SCTV'' and ''Great News''. She has appeared in films such as '' Black Christmas'' (1974), ''W ...
,
Jonny Harris
Jonathan Harris (born September 22, 1975) is a Canadian actor and comedian from Newfoundland and Labrador.Colin Mochrie, Susan Kent and
Remy Girard
Remy or Rémy may refer to:
Places
* Remy River, a tributary of rivière du Gouffre in Saint-Urbain, Quebec, Canada
* Rémy, a French commune in Pas-de-Calais
* Remy, Oise, northern France
* Remy, Oklahoma, USA
* 14683 Remy, an asteroid
* Pont- ...
, with lead actor
Fred Ewanuick
Fred Ewanuick ( /əˈwαnɪk/; born June 23, 1971) is a Canadian actor known for his roles in the television series ''Corner Gas'' as Hank Yarbo and as the title character in the CTV sitcom ''Dan for Mayor''. He was also a regular in a CTV anthol ...
.
Set in 1947, before Newfoundland joined
Confederation
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, the film is about a clumsy and unpopular Newfoundland Ranger (Alan Hepditch, played by Fred Ewanuick) who is sent to investigate a case of sexually assaulted and mutilated sheep in fictional
outport
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