The read
It runs a compact 1h 24m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes69%
26 audience votes
Key crew
- Bruce McDonaldDirector
- Don McKellarWriter
- John FrizzellWriter
- Bruce McDonaldWriter
- Mychael DannaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ryan Rajendra BlackSilas Crow
- Adam BeachFrank Fencepost
- Jennifer PodemskiSadie Maracle
- Lisa LaCroixIllianna
- Kevin HicksRobert McVey
- Rose Marie TrudeauMa Crow
- Gloria May EshkibokMad Etta
- Selim Running Bear SandovalRobert Coyote
- Sandrine HoltPoppy
- Tamara PodemskiLittle Margaret
- Herbie BarnesJoseph
- Hugh DillonClarence Gaskill
Stills
Themes
based on novel or bookindigenousnative americanrevengeontario, canadanative american reservationfirst nations