Shipbuilder

Running 6m and made in Canada, Shipbuilder (1985) is a Documentary film in the 123movies catalog. The cast includes Kristjana Gunnars and Galen Wahlmeier; Stephen Surjik directs. This film recreates the true story of Tom Sukanen, an eccentric Finnish immigrant who homesteaded in Saskatchewan in the 1920s and 1930s. Sukanen spent ten years building and moving overland a huge iron ship that was to carry him back to his native Finland. The ship never reached water.