Crown and Anchor (film) explained

Crown and Anchor
Director:Andrew Rowe
Producer:Vince Buda
Rhett Giles
Michael Rowe
Matt Wells
Starring:Michael Rowe
Matt Wells
Cinematography:Adam Penney
Editing:Andrew Rowe
Runtime:78 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:English

Crown and Anchor is a Canadian drama film, directed by Andrew Rowe and released in 2018.[1] The film stars Michael Rowe, a police officer in Toronto who returns home to Newfoundland and Labrador for his mother's funeral, only to learn that his cousin Danny (Matt Wells) has been drawn into a life of crime and violence.[2]

The film's cast also includes Natalie Brown, Stephen McHattie, Ben Cotton and Robert Joy.

The film premiered at the Cinequest Film Festival in April 2018, and had its Canadian premiere at the Nickel Film Festival in June.[3]

The film received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019, for Best Actor (Rowe) and Best Makeup (Lauryn Ford).[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://exclaim.ca/film/article/crown_and_anchor_review_newfoundland_is_no_country_for_old_men-directed_by_andrew_rowe "'Crown and Anchor' Review: Newfoundland Is No Country for Old Men"
  2. https://nowtoronto.com/movies/reviews/crown-and-anchor-newfoundland-andrew-rowe/ "Review: Newfoundland-set Crown And Anchor plays out with power and purpose"
  3. https://www.thetelegram.com/living/filmed-in-st-johns-crown-and-anchor-premieres-tonight-220572/ "Filmed in St. John's, ‘Crown and Anchor’ premieres tonight"
  4. https://www.thetelegram.com/living/newfoundlanders-nominated-for-canada-screen-awards-282713/ "Newfoundlanders nominated for Canada Screen Awards"