First Winter (1982)
A historical drama depicting an Irish immigrant family’s first winter in Canada, where isolation, illness, and an unforgiving landscape test their will to survive.
- Date of release
- 1982-10-01
- TMDB
- 6.9 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 27m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- John N. Smith
Casting
- Kathleen McAuliffe — Mother
- Sharon O’Neill — Daughter
- Eric Patrick Godfrey — Son
- Kevin Kennedy — Father
Interesting facts
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
First Winter is a 1981 Canadian short film, produced by the National Film Board of Canada and directed by John N. Smith. It is about an Irish immigrant family's first winter in Canada in 1830, centring on the hardships experienced by the mother and children while the father is away working at a logging camp.
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