Edge of Madness
R 2002 · 99 min · ★ 5.6 · Drama, Mystery, Thriller
1851, Manitoba's Red River Valley. As winter sets in, a young woman on the edge of madness arrives exhausted at the fort, a wilderness station, claiming she murdered her husband. She's placed in a cell; for the next several months, she sews while the local prefect, Henry Mullen, investigates.
Directed by Anne Wheeler · Written by Anne Wheeler
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