The True Story of Sawney Beane

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The True Story of Sawney Beane (2005)

Directed by Elizabeth Hobbs

Animation · 11m

In 16th-century Scotland, young Sawney Beane yearns to itch and scratch and buccaneer. So he bids farewell to his parents and their life of honest toil. Forty years on, Mr. Beane croaks his dying wish to Betty, his wife. "Go and find our lost son." And so Betty strikes off on her quest across the land, with the family savings in a hankie and a secret suspicion in her heart.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Elizabeth Hobbs
Writer
Elizabeth Hobbs

Details

Release date
2005-08-25
Runtime
11m
Genres
Animation
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
Canada, United Kingdom
Production
Red Kite Animations, ONF | NFB