Summary Two stories woven together, one profoundly affecting the other. A Native Canadian grandfather drives north accompanied by his grandson, a youth-at-risk, who comes to learn about the dark secrets of his family and community: in an isolated village an estranged mother and daughter must reunite to exorcise the voracious Windigo spirit tied to a painful past. Taking its inspiration from Ojibway spirituality and from the history of the residential school system, where generations of children were forcibly taken from their families and aggressively assimilated into Euro-Canadian society. View more details
Directed : Armand Garnet Ruffo
Written : Armand Garnet Ruffo
Stars : Gary Farmer Annie Murphy Andrea Menard Elliot Simon
Genres : Drama
Release date : Jun 4, 2015
Countries of origin : Canada
Official sites : Official site
Language : English
Summary Two stories woven together, one profoundly affecting the other. A Native Canadian grandfather drives north accompanied by his grandson, a youth-at-risk, who comes to learn about the dark secrets of his family and community: in an isolated village an estranged mother and daughter must reunite to exorcise the voracious Windigo spirit tied to a painful past. Taking its inspiration from Ojibway spirituality and from the history of the residential school system, where generations of children were forcibly taken from their families and aggressively assimilated into Euro-Canadian society. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Jun 4, 2015
Countries of origin : Canada
Official sites : Official site
Language : English
