Young Triffie is a Canadian dark comedy film, directed by Mary Walsh and released in 2006.
[1] Set in 1947, before Newfoundland joined Confederation, the film is about a clumsy and unpopular Newfoundland Ranger Alan Hepditch (Fred Ewanuick), who is sent to investigate a case of sexually assaulted and mutilated sheep in fictional outport Swyer's Harbour.
[2] The cast also includes Andrea Martin, Jonny Harris, Colin Mochrie, Susan Kent, Andy Jones, Cathy Jones and Remy Girard.
The film was written by Ray Guy, based on his 1985 stage play Young Triffie's Been Made Away With.
It premiered at the 2006 Atlantic Film Festival,[3] before going into commercial release in 2007.