A Gift of River
(1990)
![]() Subtitled "A Small Island at War," this one-hour film studies the impact of two world wars on one small community, the island known as Isle Madame, where Silver Donald Cameron makes his home. It begins as a project by the island's teen-agers to learn more about World War II as its fiftieth anniversary approaches. |
Farley Mowat is a Canadian legend - the author of such beloved works as Never Cry Wolf, The Dog Who Wouldn't Be, The Grey Seas Under, A Whale for the Killing, Sea of Slaughter and many more. He is also a cherished friend of Silver Donald Cameron, who won a National Magazine Award for his portrayal of Mowat.