Windigo backdrop
Windigo poster
Trailer
Windigo
5.0
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1h 37m
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1994
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Released
Overview
Native Americans clash with the Canadian government as they struggle for independence in this factual Canadian drama set in Quebec during the summer of 1990. Eddie Laroche, a rebellious native leader spawned a national crises when he and his supporters declared the independence of Aki territory in a far-flung area of northern Quebec. He refused to negotiate without the presences of television cameras to record his people's plight. Jean Fontaine was the reporter assigned to the story and much of the film is told from his viewpoint. To reach Laroche's land, negotiators, government officials, and the film crew had to travel by boat. Fontaine is initially cynical and reluctant to do the story, but after he spends time on the boat interviewing it's passengers, his cynicism has dissolves and he realizes he is faced with the presentations of a terribly complex situation. His dilemma provides a main focus for the film.

Cast
Donald Morin poster
Donald Morin
Eddy Laroche
Guy Nadon poster
Guy Nadon
Jean Fontaine
Nathalie Coupal poster
Nathalie Coupal
Christine Bastien
Michel Laperrière poster
Michel Laperrière
Yves St-Hilaire
Yvon Leroux poster
Yvon Leroux
Rogatien Côté
Richard Kistabish poster
Richard Kistabish
Conrad Volant
Paul Berval poster
Paul Berval
Odilas (Dilas) Paquette
Serge Houde poster
Serge Houde
Freddy Hook
Hugo Dubé poster
Hugo Dubé
Agent à l'embuscade

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