ha eg he , ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁by ▁McC le ll and ▁and ▁Stewart , ▁which ▁won ▁the ▁Governor ▁General ' s ▁Award ▁for ▁English - language ▁fiction ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁G iller ▁Prize . ▁It ▁de als ▁with ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁Cy press ▁Hills ▁Mass acre ▁( 1 8 7 3 ) ▁as ▁told ▁ 5 0 ▁years ▁later ▁to ▁a ▁young ▁screen writer ▁in ▁Hollywood ▁by ▁the ▁last ▁living ▁surv iv or . ▁ ▁Television ▁film ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁The ▁English man ' s ▁Boy ▁premier ed ▁as ▁a ▁made - for - tele vision ▁film ▁on ▁C BC ▁with ▁a ▁budget ▁of ▁$ 1 1 . 7 ▁million . ▁The ▁film ▁won ▁six ▁Gem ini ▁Awards : ▁Best ▁D ram atic ▁M ini - Series ; ▁John ▁N . ▁Smith ▁as ▁director ; ▁Nicholas ▁Campbell ▁as ▁leading ▁actor ; ▁Kath ar ine ▁Isabel le ▁as ▁supporting ▁actress ; ▁Car men ▁Kot yk , ▁for ▁casting ; ▁and ▁B ever ley ▁W ow ch uk ▁for ▁cost umes . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁the ▁TV ▁film ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁the ▁Canada ▁Media ▁Fund ▁En core + ▁YouTube ▁channel . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 6 ▁Canadian ▁nov els ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁television ▁films ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁films ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁Western ▁( gen