Summary
Set in 19th Century Canada, Brigitte and her sister Ginger take refuge in a Traders' Fort which later becomes under siege by some savage werewolves. But when one of the girls is bitten, they have no one to turn to but themselves.
Good for
- Friends night
- Pure escapism
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+5)
Critics 60Audiences 55GoodWatch 58
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for horror movies
typical 9595Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 23 countries, rent or buy in 15 more
+13
Released
2004
July 10, 2004
22 years ago
Genres
HorrorFantasyLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
CreeMade in
Canada
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
15 of 15
Katharine IsabelleGinger Fitzgerald
Emily PerkinsBrigitte Fitzgerald
Nathaniel ArcandHunter
JR BourneJames
Hugh DillonReverend Gilbert
Adrien DorvalSeamus
Brendan FletcherFinn
David La HayeClaude
Tom McCamusWallace Rowlands
Matthew WalkerDoc Murphy- KJKirk JarrettOwen
David MacInnisCormac- SMStevie MitchellGeoffrey
- EREdna RainElder
Jake McKinnonHellhound (uncredited)
Directing · 5
- Grant Harvey Director, Producer
- John Fawcett Second Unit Director, Executive Producer
- Ken Filewych Second Unit Director, Editor
- Ehud Ellman First Assistant Director
- Pamela Wintringham Second Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Stephen Massicotte Screenplay
- Christina Ray Screenplay
Production · 6
- Jason Constantine Executive Producer
- Noah Segal Executive Producer
- Donna Sloan Executive Producer
- Steven Hoban Producer
- Paula Devonshire Producer
- Carmen Kotyk Casting
Camera · 5
- Michael Marshall Director of Photography
- Dan Power Still Photographer
- Alison J. Stewart Grip
- Sean Jensen Camera Operator
- Wes Doyle Second Unit Director of Photography
Sound · 6
- Alex Khaskin Original Music Composer
- David McCallum Supervising Sound Editor
- Garrett Kerr Sound Effects Editor
- Steph Carrier Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Lou Solakofski Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Garrell Clark Sound Mixer
Art · 4
- Todd Cherniawsky Production Design
- Jim Murray Set Decoration
- Kevin Chandoo Title Designer
- Doug Blackie Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 8
- Alex Kavanagh Costume Design
- Greg Nicotero Special Effects Makeup Artist, Special Effects
- Howard Berger Special Effects Makeup Artist, Special Effects
- Robert Kurtzman Special Effects Makeup Artist, Special Effects
- Prudence Olenik Key Makeup Artist
- Jennifer Haffenden Assistant Costume Designer
Lighting · 1
- Martin Wilde Gaffer
Other crew · 6
- Jodi Stecyk Stunt Coordinator
- Kirk Jarrett Stunt Coordinator
- Nicki Cammaert Stunts
- Leo Wieser Special Effects
- Lori MacKay Stunts
- Wanda Ferraton Stunts
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