Fifty Dead Men Walking

The Vancouver International Film Festival wrapped up its 16-day run by honouring Kari Skogland's Fifty Dead Men Walking with the Western Canada film award.

The movie, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, circles around the story of a young Irish hustler, enlisted as a British informant, who infiltrates the Irish Republican Army.

Based on the book by British spy Martin McGartland, the film generated lots of buzz this year partly due to McGartland's criticism of Skogland, who used former Irish Republican Army volunteers to screen the film for authenticity.