Karen Haig

Karen Haig is a 2011 Brunanter drama/comedy film directed by Robert Stainer. It is set in the 1960s in the Central Ranges region.

Plot
Hans, Jan and Gus are three schoolboys who live in little Boguestown. All three are in love with Karen Haig, the town sweetheart. One day, her father decides to move the family to Nieuw Helmond. Before leaving, she says to the boys "find me, and i'll be yours". So, at the end of the school year, the three boys decide to go to Nieuw Helmond and find Karen. They embark on an epic journey with only their bicycles. Over the mountains they go, encountering many people and difficulties. On one occasion they meet a policeman who plans on arresting them for wandering off, but the boys fool him into thinking they are going to their parents' funeral and he takes them part way, to Berganz. In the end, they make it to Nieuw Helmond they finally find Karen's house, but her father won't permit them to see her. Fazed, the boys return to Boguestown, but not before stealing a kiss from Karen.

Soundtrack
The soundtrack for Karen Haig featured several songs from the 1950s and 1960s.
 * 1) Manhã de Carnaval- Astrud Gilberto
 * 2) Ain't No Mountain High Enough- Marvin Gaye and Tammy Terrell
 * 3) Ne Me Laisse Pas L'aimer- Brigitte Bardot

Reception
Karen Haig won the Barker Award for Best Film at the 2011 Rosetown International Film Festival. It was later an official selection at the Sundance Film Festival, which it did not win. Karen Haig did well in theaters across Brunant and Europe but did not screen in the United States, except in small and local theaters. An English edition of Karen Haig was released on September 2011.