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Summary
Explores the sensitive, and tense, relationship between life on an First Nations reservation and life in the outside world.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+12)
Critics 69Audiences 81GoodWatch 73
Tomatometer69%
Audience score91%
IMDb7.1
Running time
1 h 24 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −25 min on the typical 109
typical 10984Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
1995
March 10, 1995
31 years ago
Genres
DramaCrimeComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Canada
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 6 more15 people
- Ryan Rajendra BlackSilas Crow
- Adam BeachFrank Fencepost
- Jennifer PodemskiSadie Maracle
- Lisa LaCroixIllianna
- Kevin HicksRobert McVey
- RMRose Marie TrudeauMa Crow
- GMGloria May EshkibokMad Etta
- SRSelim Running Bear SandovalRobert Coyote
- Sandrine HoltPoppy
- Tamara PodemskiLittle Margaret
- HBHerbie BarnesJoseph
- Hugh DillonClarence Gaskill
- VMVince ManitowabiHobart Thunder
- RFRobert Frank PegahmagabowWendel
Michael GreyeyesGooch
Directing · 1
- Bruce McDonald Director, Writer, Producer
Writing · 3
- John Frizzell Writer
- Don McKellar Writer
- W.P. Kinsella Novel
Production · 3
- Norman Jewison Executive Producer
- Sarah Miller Hayward Executive Producer
- Brian Dennis Producer
Camera · 1
- Mirosław Baszak Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Michael Pacek Editor
Sound · 6
- Mychael Danna Original Music Composer
- Steve Munro Sound Designer
- Peter Kelly Sound Mixer
- Keith Elliott Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Michael Werth Dialogue Editor
- Peter Winninger Assistant Dialogue Editor
Art · 2
- John Dondertman Production Design
- Maureen Sless Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Beth Pasternak Costume Design
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