John and the Missus
Oct 23, 1987 | IMDB 7.5
100 min Watch NowDrama
A small Canadian town is devasted when a local mine--the town's only source of income--is closed. One man incurs the wrath of the townsmen when he stubbornly refuses the small amount of settlement money offered by the government.
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