An emotionally beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to reclaim his life.An emotionally beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to reclaim his life.An emotionally beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to reclaim his life.
- Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
- 2 wins & 13 nominations total
- Young Quoyle (12)
- (as Kyle Smith)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe author of the novel, E. Annie Proulx, would only grant the movie rights to the book upon the condition that it be filmed on-location in Newfoundland.
- GoofsThe Quolye house had running water for tea and washing dishes. The source of the water is unknown and hard to imagine with the rock that the house sat upon. When the big storm came and blew away the house the water pipes were nowhere to be seen in the ruins.
- Quotes
Billy: It's finding the center of your story, the beating heart of it, that's what makes a reporter. You have to start by making up some headlines. You know: short, punchy, dramatic headlines. Now, have a look, what do you see?
[Points at dark clouds at the horizon]
Billy: Tell me the headline.
Quoyle: Horizon Fills With Dark Clouds?
Billy: Imminent Storm Threatens Village.
Quoyle: But what if no storm comes?
Billy: Village Spared From Deadly Storm.
- SoundtracksStill a Fool
a.k.a. "Two Trains Running"
Written by Muddy Waters (as McKinley Morganfield)
Performed by Joseph Kubek
Featuring Bnois King
Courtesy of Rounder Records
By Arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group
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- Also known as
- Vòng Xoay Số Phận
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Box office
- Budget
- $38,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $11,434,216
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,205,174
- Dec 30, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $24,690,441
- Runtime1 hour 51 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1