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Shipbuilder

What would drive a man to spend 10 years of his life building a ship in the middle of the prairie 17 miles (27 km) from the nearest body of water?

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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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Released
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Language
English
  • immigrant
  • canada
  • mental illness
  • farming
  • saskatchewan
  • prairies
  • eccentric man
  • transporting boat

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Canada

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Release dates

  • CanadaCA

    • TheatricalG1 Jan 1985

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Shipbuilder was released on 1 January 1985.

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