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1995 · 114 mins · English
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Directed by
Mort Ransen
Starring
Helena Bonham Carter, Paul Young, Clive Russell, Kate Nelligan, Kenneth Welsh, Craig Olejnik

Margaret MacNeil discovers a method to keep her memories intact forever. Living alone in a tiny Cape Breton island where the coal pit claims half the men, she enjoys her solitary life until she meets Neil Currie, a sincere, bagpipe‑playing, Gaelic‑speaking dishwasher. Even so, the looming shadow of the pit never truly fades.

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