Explores the sensitive, and tense, relationship between life on an First Nations reservation and life in the outside world. When Native Canadian Silas Crow is forced to write a personal essay in order to get a much-desired job, he tells the story of the rape and murder of an Indian girl by a drunken thug. When the killer received a lenient two-year sentence for manslaughter, the First Nations community felt shock and anger—and tried desperately to deal with the after-effects of this lack of justice.
Released: Mar 10, 1995
Runtime: 84 minutes
Stars: Ryan Rajendra Black, Adam Beach, Jennifer Podemski, Lisa LaCroix, Kevin Hicks, Rose Marie Trudeau
Crew: Bruce McDonald (Director), Michael Pacek (Editor), John Dondertman (Production Design), Norman Jewison (Executive Producer), Maureen Sless (Set Decoration), Beth Pasternak (Costume Design)