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SGaawaay K'uuna

  • 20182018
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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SGaawaay K'uuna (2018)
In a 19th-century summer, two large families gather for their annual fishing retreat on the far-removed island of Haida Gwaii. Adiits'ii, a charming nobleman, accidentally causes the death of his best friend Kwa's son and hastens into the wilderness. Adiits'ii is tormented by what he has done and spirals into insanity, becoming Gaagiixid, a supernatural being crazed by hunger. He unexpectedly survives the winter, and at next year's gathering, the families try to convert Gaagiixid back to Adiitst'ii.
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When a man accidentally causes the death of the son of his best friend, the man is wracked by grief and runs off into the woods.When a man accidentally causes the death of the son of his best friend, the man is wracked by grief and runs off into the woods.When a man accidentally causes the death of the son of his best friend, the man is wracked by grief and runs off into the woods.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
319
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
57,927
2,806
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    • Directors
      • Gwaai Edenshaw
      • Helen Haig-Brown
    • Writers
      • Gwaai Edenshaw
      • Jaalen Edenshaw
      • Graham Richard
    • Stars
      • Curtis Brown
      • Diane Brown
      • Greg Brown
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Gwaai Edenshaw
      • Helen Haig-Brown
    • Writers
      • Gwaai Edenshaw
      • Jaalen Edenshaw
      • Graham Richard
    • Stars
      • Curtis Brown
      • Diane Brown
      • Greg Brown
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    • 8User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 18 wins & 8 nominations

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    Curtis Brown
    • Attendant…
    Diane Brown
    • Nanaay
    Greg Brown
    • Gaas' Xaants'ii
    Toddi Lauren Brown
    • Fish cutter
    Delores Churchill
    • Naanii 1
    Zachary Collison
    • Ts'acklii
    Russel Davis
    • Watcher
    Sam Derrick-York
    • Tluujaad
    Sherri Dick
    • Naanii 3
    Leo Gagnon
    • Kwa's father
    Merika Gladstone
    • Raven Child
    Emma Grinder
    • Eagle Child
    Xiila Taayii Guujaaw
    • Sk'ayuu
    Sphenia Jones
    • Daasjaadee
    Brandon Kallio
    • Adiits'ii's father
    Deanna Kallio
    • Way Hi Yo crew
    Fraser Kallio
    • Way hi yo crew
    James Kallio
    • The Red rectangle
    • Directors
      • Gwaai Edenshaw
      • Helen Haig-Brown
    • Writers
      • Gwaai Edenshaw
      • Jaalen Edenshaw
      • Graham Richard
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    • Trivia
      This is the first feature film to be made entirely in the Haida language of Pacific-coast Canada. The story was inspired by a traditional Haida legend.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)

    User reviews8

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    8/10
    edge of the knife-Stunning
    This is a believable story about the natives of Haida Gwaii. I'd like to see more stories and depictions of indigenous peoples and their way of life, prior to the invasion of Europeans and British to the Americas. We know the impact of how the indigenous peoples suffered diseases passed on by the settlers, and violence and murder were inevitable between the indigenous and pilgrims/settlers in their new country, one of which they claimed as "uninhabited" and therefore theirs; in other words "finders keepers" with no remorse over consequences becoming indignant if they fought back, resulted in the loss of life on both sides. It's reverberated over hundreds of generations to the present day. History can be made interesting in this way, palatable to all those studying history.
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    • Jun 16, 2021

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    • Release date
      • May 25, 2019 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • Haida
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Edge of the Knife
    • Filming locations
      • Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Niijang Xyalaas
      • Kingulliit Productions
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    • Budget
      • CA$1,800,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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