Basic Info
Release: July 25, 2022
Runtime: 74 min
Status: Released
The Broken Ground
2022
74 min
Overview
Based on the book by Ned MacDonald comes this engaging feature documentary that explores the history of the Inverness Coal Mines. After an abundance of quality coal is discovered in a remote settlement on Cape Breton Island, wealthy foreign developers and miners arrive from across the world to extract the black gold from the depths. As the years continue, exploitation of the land and workers challenges the survival of Inverness Town and its people.
Genres
Documentary
History
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- English en
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Cast
Terry MacDonald
Himself
Jason Spears
Himself
Mary Chisholm
Herself
Janice Fergueson
Herself
Francis A. MacDonald
Narrator
Michael Drennan
Lte. Col. Weatherbee
Bob Taylor
Father Ronald
Craig McCarthy
I.D. MacDougall
Annie Dixon
Herself
Willie "The Piper" Gillis
Himself
Archie Neil
Himself
Dan MacDonald
Himself
Crew
Liam Alexander
Director
Francis A. MacDonald
Music
Dougie MacDonald
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