The True Story of Sawney Beane
Synopsis
Forty years later, Betty Beane sets off with the family savings in a hankie and a secret suspicion in her heart, to fulfill the dying wish of her husband and find their long lost son.
Details
- Year
- 2007
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running time
- 10 mins 30 secs
- Director
-
Elizabeth Hobbs
- Producer
- Ken Anderson
- Editor
- Mark Jenkins
- Screenwriter
- Elizabeth Hobbs
- Sound
- Denis Chartrand
- Music
- Normand Roger in collaboration with Denis Chartrand
- Principal cast
- Sheila Donald
Genre
Production Status
Production Company
Red Kite Animations Ltd.
89 Giles Street,Edinburgh EH6 6BZ, Scotland
UK
T +44 (0)13 1554 0060
in co-production with:
The National Film Board of CanadaT +1 (514) 283 9640
www.nfb.ca
Sales Company
National Film Board of Canada and Red Kite Animations Ltd. (depending on territory)
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