''Gun Killers'' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Jason Young and released in 2019. The film centres on John and Nancy Little, a married couple in rural
Nova Scotia
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who have retired as
blacksmith
A blacksmith is a metalsmith who creates objects primarily from wrought iron or steel, but sometimes from #Other metals, other metals, by forging the metal, using tools to hammer, bend, and cut (cf. tinsmith). Blacksmiths produce objects such ...
s, but continue to work privately for the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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using their professional skills to melt confiscated illegal
gun
A gun is a device that Propulsion, propels a projectile using pressure or explosive force. The projectiles are typically solid, but can also be pressurized liquid (e.g. in water guns or water cannon, cannons), or gas (e.g. light-gas gun). So ...
s.
The film received a
Canadian Screen Award
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nomination for
Best Short Documentary at the
8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020.
[Pat Mullen]
"2020 Canadian Screen Award Nominees for Documentary"
. '' Point of View'', February 18, 2020.
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2019 films
Canadian short documentary films
National Film Board of Canada short films
National Film Board of Canada documentaries
2010s English-language films
2010s Canadian films
2019 short documentary films
English-language short documentary films
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