SCHAZENBACHDORF, MB

Utterly obsessed with their own depiction in film and literature, a group of particularly persnickety Mennonite critics are flocking to the Schanzenbachdorf Theatre this week to look for the slightest of “errors” in the new Sarah Polley film .

“Oh, I’m ever-so-excited to watch and find all the ways they got it wrong about Mennonites yet again,” said critic Peter Kroeker. “The best thing about spending all my time looking for slight errors in portrayal is that I don’t have to spend any time at all thinking about the message of the film or its implications for our community.”

Kroeker is really hopeful that within the first few minutes, he’ll be able to spot the wrong head-coverings or even slight errors in the Plautdietsch accent used in the film.

“I’ve got my fingers

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