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{{for|the unrelated 1998 novel|The Mad Ship}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Mad Ship
| image          = Mad Ship poster.jpg
| caption        = Official release poster
| director       = David Mortin
| producer       = {{plainlist| 
* David Mortin
* Patricia Fogliato
* Elizabeth Jarvis
}}
| writer         = {{plainlist|
* David Mortin
* Maureen Dorey-Lukie
* Patricia Fogliato
}}
| starring       = {{plainlist|
* [[Nikolaj Lie Kaas]]
* [[Gil Bellows]]
* [[Rachel Blanchard]]
* [[Martha Burns]]
* [[Aidan Devine]]
* [[Gage Munroe]]
* [[Line Verndal]]
}}
| music          = John Gzowski
| cinematography = Michael Marshall
| editing        = [[Mike Munn]]
| released       = {{Film date|2012|11|30|[[Whistler Film Festival|Whistler]]|ref1=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/whistler/mad-ship/Content?oid=2442130|title=Mad Ship|work=Pique|access-date=12 May 2020}}</ref>|2012|12|07|Winnipeg|ref2=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chrisd.ca/2012/12/07/mad-ship-movie-winnipeg-globe-cinema-premiere/|title=Locally-Made Movie 'Mad Ship' to Premiere at the Globe|date=7 December 2012|website=Chrisd.ca|access-date=12 May 2020}}</ref>}}
| runtime        = 90 minutes
| country        = Canada
| language       = {{plainlist|
* English
* Danish
* Norwegian
}}
}}

'''''Mad Ship''''' is a 2012 Canadian [[Historical drama|period drama film]] directed by David Mortin, from a screenplay by Mortin, Maureen Dorey-Lukie, and Patricia Fogliato. The film stars [[Nikolaj Lie Kaas]], [[Gil Bellows]], [[Rachel Blanchard]], [[Martha Burns]], [[Aidan Devine]], [[Gage Munroe]], and [[Line Verndal]]. Set during the [[Great Depression]], it follows Tomas Sorensen (Kaas), a Norwegian man who emigrates with his family to [[Canada]] to establish a wheat dynasty, but when his wife Solveig (Verndal) dies, he embarks on a mission to build a ship and return her body to [[Norway]].

''Mad Ship'' premiered at the [[Whistler Film Festival]] on November 30, 2012, to mixed reviews from critics.

==Plot==
A poor young Scandinavian immigrant couple winds up in Canada in search of prosperity, but the hardship of the Great Depression takes a toll in a way they never feared when they went in search of the dream. ''Mad Ship'' tells the true story of a Scandinavian immigrant who built a boat to carry the body of his dead wife.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2013/03/28/mad_ships_impossible_voyage_movie_review.html|title=Mad Ship's impossible voyage: movie review|first=Linda|last=Barnard|date=28 March 2013|access-date=30 November 2021|newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Nikolaj Lie Kaas]] as Tomas
* [[Gil Bellows]] as Cameron
* [[Rachel Blanchard]] as Adeline
* [[Martha Burns]] as Judith
* [[Aidan Devine]] as Edmund
* [[Gage Munroe]] as Petter
* [[Line Verndal]] as Solveig

==Development==
The house and barn used in the film were built on the set.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.everythingzoomer.com/arts-entertainment/2013/03/26/zoomer-qa-with-mad-ship-writers-david-mortin-and-patricia-fogliato/|title=Q&A with "Mad Ship" writers David Mortin and Patricia Fogliato|website=Everythingzoomer.com|access-date=30 November 2021}}</ref>

==Reception==
''Mad Ship'' received mostly mixed reviews. said "Continuity might have conferred something of the stark, affecting sobriety of a Scandinavian film that Mad Ship seems to be aiming for."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://arts.nationalpost.com/2013/03/28/review-mad-ship/|title=Entertainment News &#124; Breaking Headlines, Gossip, Photos & Videos &#124; National Post|website=Arts.nationalpost.com|access-date=30 November 2021}}</ref> The Toronto Star said "There’s more to Mad Ship than what is on the surface, and Mortin — ably assisted by Michael Marshall’s gorgeous cinematography — gets there in the end. But not without a few rough seas in the telling of the tale."<ref name="auto"/> Canada.com said "Despite the excellent period production design that allows us to enter 1920s Manitoba, its desperate message of survival seems crafted for today’s world as economic uncertainty, hefty unemployment and poor stewardship of the land has left the rest of us searching for a rescue vessel on the greasy plains of 21st century progress."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://o.canada.com/2013/03/27/movie-review-mad-ship/ |title=Movie review: Mad Ship &#124; canada.com |access-date=2013-09-19 |archive-date=2013-06-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606195423/http://o.canada.com/2013/03/27/movie-review-mad-ship/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Digital Journal said "It's a strange film, although one with gorgeous visual images to spare."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://digitaljournal.com/article/346776 |title=Review: Depression tale 'Mad Ship' looks great, but lacks coherent tone (Includes first-hand account) |access-date=2013-09-19 |archive-date=2013-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005011356/http://digitaljournal.com/article/346776 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Release==
''Mad Ship'' was screened at the Raindance Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://raindancefestival.org/films/mad-ship/ |title=MAD SHIP &#124; Raindance |access-date=2013-09-19 |archive-date=2013-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907235028/http://raindancefestival.org/films/mad-ship/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:2012 films]]
[[Category:Canadian drama films]]
[[Category:Films set in Manitoba]]
[[Category:2010s Canadian films]]


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