Westray
2001·Canada·80 min.
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Some say it took twenty seconds. Some say the men were doomed from day one. May 9, 1992, the Westray mine in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, explodes, instantly killing all 26 men working underground. A brilliant, innovative film that re-creates some of the Westray disaster's most harrowing moments.
DirectorPaul Cowan
ScreenwriterPaul Cowan
MusicRobert Marcel Lepage
CinematographyPaul Cowan
Original titleWestray