The Broken Ground

The Broken Ground (2022)

DocumentaryHistory

Based on the book by Ned MacDonald comes this engaging feature documentary that explores the history of the Inverness Coal Mines. After an abundance of quality coal is discovered in a remote settlement on Cape Breton Island, wealthy foreign developers and miners arrive from across the world to extract the black gold from the depths. As the years continue, exploitation of the land and workers challenges the survival of Inverness Town and its people.

Director: Liam Alexander

Casts

	Terry MacDonald as Himself
	Jason Spears as Himself
	Mary Chisholm as Herself
	Janice Fergueson as Herself
	Francis A. MacDonald as Narrator
	Michael Drennan as Lte. Col. Weatherbee
	Bob Taylor as Father Ronald
	Craig McCarthy as I.D. MacDougall
	Annie Dixon as Herself
	Willie "The Piper" Gillis as Himself
	Archie Neil as Himself
	Dan MacDonald as Himself
	John Angus MacNeil as Himself
	Edward MacLeod as Himself
	Marybelle MacKinnon as Herself

Crew