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The National Scream

Name: The National Scream
Released: Sept. 16 2010, 09:25
Duration: 27 min

Robert Awad & David Verrall

1980 | 27 min

Available
on DVD

This lively satire uses animation and a pseudo-documentary style to depict Canada's search for a national identity. The National Scream explains, amongst other elements of Canadiana, how and why the beaver became the country's symbol.

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