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Summary: An emotionally beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to reclaim his life.
Release Date: December 25, 2001
Genre: Drama
Director:
Lasse Hallström
Runtime: 1 h 51 min
MPAA: 14A
Production: Miramax
Distributor: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 38,000,000
Domestic: $ 11,434,216
International: $ 13,256,225
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