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| Based on | Pirate's Passage byWilliam Gilkerson |
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| Music by | Andrew Lockington |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
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| Running time | 88 minutes |
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| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 4 January 2015 (2015-01-04) |
Pirate's Passage is a 2015 Canadian animated adventure film based on the 2006 children's book of the same name by William Gilkerson. It premiered on CBC Television on 4 January 2015.
The story is set in 1952 in the fictional community of Grey Rocks, Nova Scotia, where 12-year-old Jim faces bullying at school. His widowed mother runs a local inn, which is facing a takeover by a wealthy family. Sea captain Charles Johnson appears to assist Jim and his mother through their struggles. However, Johnson appears to be a pirate who supposedly died two centuries ago.[1][2]
The story is based on William Gilkerson's book Pirate's Passage, which won the 2006 Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature.[3]
Pirate's Passage was produced and written by Sutherland and Brad Peyton through Sutherland's production company Martin's River Ink and the studios of PiP Animation Services.[3][4][2]
Tandem Communications distributes the film outside of Canada.[5]
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