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201827 minPG-13documentary

Addiction Poverty

Whistling Smith

201827 minPG-13documentary

Sergeant Bernie "Whistling" Smith patrols Vancouver's Eastside, providing support and friendship to the area's marginalized residents while enforcing the law.

Addiction Poverty

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Channel: NFB

Whistling Smith

2018• 27 minPG-13

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Sergeant Bernie "Whistling" Smith patrols Vancouver's Eastside, providing support and friendship to the area's marginalized residents while enforcing the law.

Synopsis

Sergeant Bernie "Whistling" Smith patrols Vancouver's Eastside, an area known for its high rates of petty crime and social challenges. His approach to policing is unconventional; he serves not only as an enforcer of the law but also as a counselor and friend to the local community, which includes drug users, petty thieves, and sex workers. Directed by Marrin Canell and Michael Scott in 1975, "Whistling Smith" offers an insightful look at the complexities of law enforcement in an economically depressed neighborhood.

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