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indian horse

Showtimes

Saturday, April  21 at 2:30 pm



Synopsis

An adaptation of Richard Wagamese’s award-winning novel, this moving and important drama sheds light on the dark history of Canada’s Residential Schools and the indomitable spirit of Indigenous people. INDIAN HORSE stars newcomers Sladen Peltier, Ajuawak Kapashesit and Edna Manitowabi as well as Forrest Goodluck (THE REVENANT), Michael Murphy (AWAY FROM HER), Michael Lawrenchuk (TOKYO COWBOY), Johnny Issaluk (TWO LOVERS AND A BEAR) and Michiel Huisman (THE AGE OF ADELINE).
In late 1950s Ontario, eight-year old Saul Indian Horse is torn from his Ojibway (Anishnaabe) family and committed to one of Canada’s notorious Catholic Residential Schools. In this oppressive environment, Saul is denied the freedom to speak his language or embrace his Indigenous heritage while he witnesses horrendous abuse at the hands of the very people entrusted with his care. Despite this, Saul finds salvation in the unlikeliest of places and favourite Canadian pastime — hockey. Fascinated by the game, he secretly teaches himself to play, developing a unique and rare skill. He seems to see the game in a way no other player can.
His talent leads him away from the misery of the school, eventually to the Pros. But the ghosts of Saul’s past are always present, and threaten to detail his promising career and future. Forced to confront his painful past, Saul draws on the spirit of his ancestors and the understanding of his friends to begin the process of healing.

About the film

Genres: Drama
Release Year: 2017
Runtime: 100 minutes
Countries: Canada
Languages: English
Website: OFFICIAL WEBPAGE
Director: Stephen S. Campanelli
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      • The Cake General
      • Capernaum
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      • Crystal Swan
      • Dukla 61
      • Eating Up Easter
      • Fig Tree
      • The Guilty
      • Hugh Hefner’s After Dark
      • The Interpreter
      • Jirga
      • The Last Suit
      • The Little Comrade
      • Never Look Away
      • Photograph
      • Put Grandma In The Freezer
      • The Realm
      • The Reports On Sarah and Saleem
      • Ruben Brandt, Collector
      • Shoplifters
      • Singin’ In The Grain
      • Stalag Luft III
      • The Tobacconist
      • Yomeddine
    • 2018 Festival >
      • Anote's Ark
      • Art That Moves (short films)
      • Becoming Who I Was
      • The Breadwinner
      • The Cakemaker
      • Chasms and Bridges (short films)
      • Cloudboy
      • Crime + Punishment
      • Faces Places
      • A Fantastic Woman
      • Farmer of the Year
      • Gabriel and the Mountain
      • The Gold Seekers
      • Happy Birthday
      • I Am Not A Witch
      • In The Fade
      • El Inca
      • Indian Horse
      • Killing Jesús (Matar a Jesús)
      • Liyana
      • Loveless
      • Loving Vincent
      • Mademoiselle Paradis
      • Montparnasse Bienvenue
      • Number One
      • Radiogram
      • The Secret Ingredient
      • The Square
      • Through the Banks of the Red Cedar
      • Zama
    • 2017 Festival
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