Passage 15 years old

With a unique blend of dramatic action and behind-the-scenes documentary footage, filmmaker John Walker shares the multi-layered story of British explorer Sir John Franklin and his crew of 128 men, who perished in the Arctic ice during an ill-fated attempt to discover the Northwest Passage, and John Rae, the Scottish doctor who in 1851, discovered their dismal fate. Rae's dark report, which described the crew’s madness and cannibalism, did not sit well with Sir John's widow, Lady Franklin, nor with many others in British society, including Charles Dickens. They waged a bitter public campaign to discredit Rae's version of events and mark an entire nation of northern Inuit with the label of murderous cannibals. A stunning face-to-face meeting between the great-great grandson of Charles Dickens and Tagak Curley, an honoured Inuit statesman who challenges the fraudulent history, vaults the story from the past into the present and we are witness to history in the making.

Credits

Passage Cast

Name Character
Rick Roberts He was 59, now 74 years old as John Rae
Nigel Bennett He was 58, now 74 years old as Sir James Graham
Patrick Godfrey He was 75, now 91 years old as Sir John Barrow
Simon Slater He was 49, now 65 years old as Sir George Back
Geraldine Alexander as Lady Jane Franklin

Passage Crew

Name Department
Andrew Rai Berzins as Writer. Writing
John Walker (film producer) as Director. He was 52 (now 67) years old Directing
John Walker (film producer) as Writer. He was 52 (now 67) years old Writing
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Passage (15 years)

  • Release day: Friday, October 03, 2008
  • Runtime: 90 minutes