Where the Spirit Lives (1990)
1h 36m · 6 Jun 1990
A moving tribute to a young girl's courage and indomitable spirit...
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In 1937, a young First Nations girl named Ashtecome is kidnapped along with several other children from a village as part of a deliberate Canadian policy to force First Nations children to abandon their culture in order to be assimilated into white Canadian/British society. Taken to a boarding school where she's forced to adopt Western Euro-centric ways and learn English, often under brutal treatment, she has the support of one sympathetic white teacher.
| Movie ID | 7006 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Bruce Pittman |
| Main cast | Michelle St. John, Kim Bruisedhead Fox, Marianne Jones, Gus Chief Moon, Clayton Julian, Margaret Cozry, Marge Fox, Ann-Marie MacDonald |
| Release date | 6 June 1990 |
| Release year | 1990 |
| Language | English |
| Duration | 96 min (1h 36m) |
| Rating | 6.2 / 10 (TMDB) |
| Production house | Atlantis Films |
Director: Bruce Pittman
Writers: Keith Ross Leckie
Top cast
Michelle St. JohnKomi / Amelia
Kim Bruisedhead FoxAnataki
Marianne JonesKomi's Mother
Gus Chief MoonKa - moos - ee
Clayton JulianPita / Abraham
Margaret CozryGrandmother
Marge FoxAnataki's Mother
Ann-Marie MacDonaldKathleen
Sean MulcahyPriest
Sam MalkinMr. Crawford
Doris PetrieMiss Weir
Chapelle JaffeMiss Appleby
Tina Louise BomberryAsst. Supervisor #2
Barbara WheeldonMatron
John FriesenMr. Babcock
Heather HessRachel
Cynthia DebassigeEsther
Franklin DossGeorge
Darlene ShillingRose
Margaret MartinaSarah
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