Little Lorraine is a film based on a song by Nova Scotian Adam Baldwin, which was further based on a true story about drug related crime in Little Lorraine, Cape Breton. The film expands on Baldwin’s song and gives even greater context to the reality of drug crime in the 80s and 90s.
After a mine explosion, several miners are unemployed. At the funeral, Jimmy is mourning the loss of his father when his uncle Huey returns from Montreal. Huey has become embroiled in drug related crimes and sees the miners’ unemployment as an opportunity to help get the drugs to their next destination.
Huey convinces Jimmy’s wife to encourage Jimmy and his two friends to work on his boat as lobster fisherman. Unbeknownst to them, they would also be picking up packages of cocaine that would then be placed in coffins, in hearses, and distributed to their next location. Unfortunately, there is also a South American investigator on Huey’s trail. The three men are uncomfortable with their crimes and it takes a mental toll on them, leading to a messy ending.
As a recovering addict, much of this film feels accurate. Being apart of this type of underworld can weigh heavy, leading to suicidal ideation, the use of the substance you’re supposed to be selling, physical abuse, harming your loved ones and death. The film does well to show how trusting people can be, how other people are opportunists who will see someone’s saddest moment as their opportunity to find success, and how naivety can lead to the worst possible outcomes. Also depicted accurately is the paranoia that comes with being embroiled with drug use and crime, while also showing Cape Breton as a kindhearted, hardworking place.
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