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7.2/10   121 votes
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A young Native Canadian (First Nations person) fights to keep her culture and identity when she is abducted to a residential school. full summary | add synopsis
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7 wins & 2 nominations more
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A movie packed with information but can get a little boring at times. more (11 total)

Cast

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Michelle St. John ... Komi / Amelia
Kim Bruisedhead Fox ... Anataki
Marianne Jones ... Komi's Mother
Gus Chief Moon ... Ka - moos - ee
Clayton Julian ... Pita / Abraham
Margaret Cozry ... Grandmother
Marge Fox ... Anataki's Mother
Ron White ... Taggert
Ann-Marie MacDonald ... Kathleen
Sean Mulcahy ... Priest
Sam Malkin ... Mr. Crawford
Doris Petrie ... Miss Weir
Chapelle Jaffe ... Miss Appleby
Tina Louise Bomberry ... Asst. Supervisor #2 (as Tina Bomberry)
Barbara Wheeldon ... Matron
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96 min
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Canada:PG (Ontario)

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4 out of 7 people found the following review useful.
A movie packed with information but can get a little boring at times., 2 February 2006
6/10
Author: oilersrulenotsens from Canada

This was a great movie I thought at portraying the native life in the schools but I thought that it was a little unbelievable. If someone was trapped in a plane the more logical choice than pounding on the window would to be try and find a handle, I thought the characters at times made foolish choices like following the road after escaping instead of going across the prairies to make it harder for the man to catch you. Other than that it was a good movie although difficult to follow the plot at times it was entertaining in some parts but a lot of the time became very, very boring which is why I only wanted to give it a 6 out of 10. I would not recommend this movie to anyone who just wanted to watch something but it would be a good in school movie as it deals with racism and a great amount of other things.

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