Finding Mary March

movie

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Released August 31, 1988

Overview

This film discusses the search for the last remains of Demasduit (Mary March), one of the last of the Indigenous Beothuk people, set in the Red Indian Lake area of Central Newfoundland. A young girl, Bernadette Buchans, believes that she is related to Mary March. Throughout the whole film, Bernadette and her father Ted are searching for the grave of her mother. An archaeologist/ photographer, Nancy George, accompanies them and she also believes that she has family connections to the Beothuks.

Runtime

1h 40m


Budget

$987,000


Origin Country

Canada


Original Language

English


Original Title

Finding Mary March


Status

Released


Production Countries

  • Canada

Spoken Languages

  • English

Production Companies

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    NIFCO

    Canada

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