Where the Spirit Lives (1990)
A moving tribute to a young girl's courage and indomitable spirit...
Plot Summary
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.
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Full Cast & Characters
Michelle St. John
Komi / Amelia
Kim Bruisedhead Fox
Anataki
Marianne Jones
Komi's Mother
Gus Chief Moon
Ka - moos - ee
Clayton Julian
Pita / Abraham
Margaret Cozry
Grandmother
Marge Fox
Anataki's Mother
Ann-Marie MacDonald
Kathleen
Sean Mulcahy
Priest
Sam Malkin
Mr. Crawford
Doris Petrie
Miss Weir
Chapelle Jaffe
Miss Appleby
Director & Crew
Bruce Pittman
Director
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What is the TMDB rating of Where the Spirit Lives?
It has a TMDB rating of 6.2/10 based on 5 votes.
Who directed Where the Spirit Lives?
Where the Spirit Lives was directed by Bruce Pittman and released in 1990.
How long is Where the Spirit Lives?
Where the Spirit Lives has a runtime of 1 hours and 36 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1990-06-06
- Status
- Released