My Ancestors Were Rogues and Murderers (2005)
Overview
An exploration of the unique culture of Newfoundland's outports, the film revisits the PR coup that launched the animal rights movement onto the international stage: the 1977 Newfoundland visit, orchestrated by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, of French actress turned animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot to protest the area's ancestral sealing activities. Soon, inhabitants of the island's northern outports we're being introduced to the world as the epitome of brutality.
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| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.413 |
Directed By
Anne Troake
Crew
Vanessa Larsen
Anna Petras
Steve Cook
Justin Haynes
John William Lutz
Amy Stewart Gallant
Justin Hall
Peter Evans
Elizabeth Klinck
Vaughn Rowsell
Edward Tanasychuk
Paul Steffler
Chris Darlington
Anne Troake
Steve Cook
Ross Murray
Patsy Coughran
Jean Martin
Victoria King
Stephanie Coolen
Nigel Markham
Harvey Hyslop
Anne Troake
Chris Darlington
Anne Troake
Kent Martin
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