5.8 /10 1 Votes
17% Rotten Tomatoes Cinematography Pierre Letarte Language English Director John N. Smith Screenplay Des Walsh | 6.6/10 IMDb 4.4/5 Tribute Screenplay by Des Walsh Country CanadaIreland Initial release 2009 Story by Des Walsh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Allan HawcoSarah GreeneMartha BurnsNicholas Campbell Awards Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Cast Similar Unless, Peacefire, Albert Nobbs, The Nephew, Yesterday | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Love and savagery
Love and Savagery is a Canadian-Irish drama film, directed by John N. Smith and released in 2009.
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The film stars Allan Hawco as Michael, a geologist from Newfoundland and Labrador who travels to Ballyvaughan, Ireland to study limestone, and causes a scandal when he enters a romantic relationship with Cathleen (Sarah Greene), an orphan girl from the village who is about to enter the convent as a Roman Catholic nun. The film's cast also includes Martha Burns, Nicholas Campbell, Andy Jones, Louise Nicol, Mack Furlong and Sean Panting.
Awards
The film garnered four Genie Award nominations at the 30th Genie Awards in 2010:
Burns won the award for Best Supporting Actress.
References
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