“She knew too much to feel safe...”
Rose Hindmarsh finds herself at the centre of a controversy when she meets author Sarah Maloney as she investigates the life of Mary Swann, an obscure poet who was brutally murdered in a small town in rural Ontario.
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Cast
24 people
Brenda Fricker
Rose Hindmarch
Known for
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
Miranda Richardson
Sarah Maloney
Known for
Good Omens
Sleepy Hollow
Anna Benson Gyles
Ronald Gilbert
Carol Shields
Michael Ontkean
Stephen
Known for
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks
David Young
Christina Jennings
David Cubitt
Brownie
Known for
Siren
Medium
Ann Scott
Sean McCann
Homer
Known for
Miracle
Little Bear
John Neville
Cruzzi
Known for
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
The Fifth Element
Anna Benson Gyles Director · David Young Writer Carol Shields Author
First release September 11, 1996 · Produced in Canada, United Kingdom · Production Majestic Films International, Norstar Entertainment
Production
Greenpoint Films
Production
Majestic Films International
Production
Norstar Entertainment
Production
Shaftesbury Films
Production
BBC Film
Production
Ontario Media Development Corporation
Production
Téléfilm Canada
Production
Canada · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 11, 1996
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Portugal
May 1, 1997 · video premiere
Singapore
April 6, 1997 · Singapore International Film Festival
South Africa
March 1, 1997 · Theatrical
Spain
January 23, 1997
United Kingdom
March 7, 1997 · Theatrical
July 19, 1998 · TV · BBC Two
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