Flankers
On the eve of a storm in rural Newfoundland, feuding fishermen are forced to set their conflicts aside when an emergency arises.
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"Flankers is set in a small fishing community in Newfoundland, where the people speak (as I discovered) in an ever so slightly Irish accent. We join the film with a storm on the way, and a pair of men coming in to port to shelter till it passes. This causes some tension as it is clear they are not welcome – but the storm is not the only thing brewing. This film opens with a very strong sense of foreboding which is delivered by the music and supported by the sense of remote, beautiful, emptiness to the sea and landscape. It is a tone that doesn't go away and it does feel throughout that th..."
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On the eve of a storm in rural Newfoundland, feuding fishermen are forced to set their conflicts aside when an emergency arises.