A down-and-out restaurateur and his neighbor hatch a plan to lure bird watchers to their small Newfoundland town and increase tourism by announcing the presence of a rare duck.
Acting
William Hurt's magnificent, sweaty desperation throughout.
Cinematography
Bleak Newfoundland coast that becomes a character itself.
Writing
The duck hoax spiraling into actual criminal danger.
Director
Sturla Gunnarsson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Edward Riche's novel, the film was shot in Cape Spear, Newfoundland's easternmost point, during actual brutal weather conditions that nearly shut down production.
The Great Auk subplot references a real extinct North Atlantic flightless bird, making the hoax's success a dark joke about human gullibility and extinction tourism.
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