A Fire in the Cold Season

Sep 13, 2019

1h 35m

★ 5.9

Overview

A whisper among the sprawling forests and mill towns of central Newfoundland. A body found on the side of a river brings together a reclusive fur trapper and a heartsick mother-to-be. Scott is lonely and desperate to give himself meaning. Mona is strong-willed, but frustrated by her fragility. As a reluctant dependence blossoms the pair find themselves wading into violence, answering for the debts of a dead man. Stalked by outlaws, they plan an exit.

Genres

Thriller

Drama

Production Companies

Black River Pictures

OPC Film

A Fire in the Cold Season Trailers

Cast

Scott

Stephen Oates

Mona

Michaela Kurimsky

Cotton

Stephen Lush

Coyote

Terry Ryan

Boilermaker

Steve O'Connell

Liam

Darryl Hopkins

Frenchman

Robert Gauthier

Executioner #1

Rob Monette

Executioner #2

Colin Harris

Police officer

Glenn Downey

Hardware store clerk

Geoff Adams

Skeet

Evan Parsons

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