Far from home and struggling to reconcile their Native identities with non-Native culture, Ray and Jolene negotiate a growing attraction as they're drawn together, in this reflective exploration of urban Aboriginal identity.
Casts Melanie McLaren, Duane Murray, Lorne Cardinal, Cheri Maracle, Jeff Geddis, Mike McPhaden
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Bollywood/Hollywood
Once Were Warriors
Savage
Dead Man
Uasheshkun
1492: Conquest of Paradise
The Voice of Water
10,000 BC
Wayúu: La Niña de Maracaibo
Robinson Crusoe
El Norte
Rez Ball
Nanook Taxi
Last Night
Owning Mahowny
Sugar
Positions
Blood Lines
Miro
Chloe
SIMILAR MOVIES
Bollywood/Hollywood
IMDB 5.6 | Oct , 2002
Rahul Seth is a dashing young millionaire who believes he is "western" enough to rebel against his mother and grandmother. They are not too keen about his Caucasian girlfriend Kimberly who, to make matters worse, is a pop star. Before you can say "karmic intervention," Kimberly dies in a freak accident and Rahul is devastated. Instead of allowing him to mourn in peace, Rahul's mother sees the opportunity she's been waiting for. She threatens to call off his sister's wedding unless he finds himself a "nice Indian girl." Rahul enlists the services of Sue, a fiercely independent escort whom he believes to be Hispanic, and therefore not "married" to the conventions taught to young Indian women. With a wink in her eye, Sue accepts the deal to pose as his Indian bride-to-be. She needs the money and having never been a fan of the typical Indian male, she feels her heart is safe. The charade begins....Once Were Warriors
IMDB 7.4 | Sep , 1994
A drama about a Maori family living in Auckland, New Zealand. Lee Tamahori tells the story of Beth Heke’s strong will to keep her family together during times of unemployment and abuse from her violent and alcoholic husband.Savage
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2009
On a summer day in the 1950s, a native girl watches the countryside go by from the backseat of a car. A woman at her kitchen table sings a lullaby in her Cree language. When the girl arrives at her destination, she undergoes a transformation that will turn the woman’s gentle voice into a howl of anger and pain.Dead Man
IMDB 7.3 | Dec , 1995
On the run after committing murder, an accountant encounters a strange Native American man who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.Uasheshkun
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2024
A father tries to save the soul of his daughter, lost in darkness.1492: Conquest of Paradise
IMDB 6.3 | Oct , 1992
1492: Conquest of Paradise depicts Christopher Columbus’ discovery of The New World and his effect on the indigenous people.The Voice of Water
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2023
A healing and poetic essay on our intergenerational relationship with water.10,000 BC
IMDB 5.5 | Mar , 2008
A prehistoric epic that follows a young mammoth hunter's journey through uncharted territory to secure the future of his tribe.Wayúu: La Niña de Maracaibo
IMDB 3.5 | Jul , 2012
A detective, goes from Spain to the Venezuelan Guajira, hired by the king of Wuayuus, to protect her, Niña de Maracaibo (wife of King, who belongs to an aristocratic family in the city) the detective tries to discover a conspiracy greater than initially imagined. Where he is only one piece in a plot which mixes smuggling, power struggles and tribal magic. The clash of two opposite visions, the 'Western' Spanish researcher, and the 'native' the Wuayuu original owners of Caribbean, converts this format film apparently 'police' in a thesis film revealing the mystery of the still existing singular South American identity.Robinson Crusoe
IMDB 6 | Jun , 1997
Robinson Crusoe flees Britain on a ship after killing his friend over the love of Mary. A fierce ocean storm wrecks his ship and leaves him stranded by himself on an uncharted island. Left to fend for himself, Crusoe seeks out a tentative survival on the island, until he meets Friday, a tribesman whom he saves from being sacrificed. Initially, Crusoe is thrilled to finally have a friend, but he has to defend himself against the tribe who uses the island to sacrifice tribesman to their gods. During time their relationship changes from master-slave to a mutual respected friendship despite their difference in culture and religion.El Norte
IMDB 7.1 | Oct , 1983
Brother and sister Enrique and Rosa flee persecution at home in Guatemala and journey north, through Mexico and on to the United States, with the dream of starting a new life.Rez Ball
IMDB 6.5 | Sep , 2024
After losing their star player, a high school basketball team rooted in Native American culture must unite to keep their state championship dreams alive.Nanook Taxi
IMDB 6 | Oct , 1977
Ningiuksiak, an Inuk who lives in the settlement of Cape Dorset, is on a hunt with his family. On his way back to Cape Dorset, Ningiuksiak's snowmobile breaks down. Since he does not have the money to fix it he decides to leave his family and fly to the town of Frobisher Bay to make some money. Ningiuksiak's cousin in Frobisher Bay, Ashoona, a somewhat urbanized Inuk who makes his living as a construction worker or as a cab driver, has drifted away from hunting and the traditional way of life of the remote settlements. Ashoona takes Ningiuksiak in hand and helps him to get a job driving for the Nanook Taxi Company. Increasingly unhappy and bewildered, Ningiuksiak takes to spending his money on liquor and his time in seedy nightclubs. One night, half-heartedly trying to show that he is having a good time, he looks up and sees his wife. She has come to take him home to Cape Dorset.Last Night
IMDB 6.6 | Oct , 1998
Various citizens of Toronto anxiously await the end of the world, which is occurring at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day.Owning Mahowny
IMDB 6.7 | May , 2003
Dan Mahowny was a rising star at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. At twenty-four he was assistant manager of a major branch in the heart of Toronto's financial district. To his colleagues he was a workaholic. To his customers, he was astute, decisive and helpful. To his friends, he was a quiet, but humorous man who enjoyed watching sports on television. To his girlfriend, he was shy but engaging. None of them knew the other side of Dan Mahowny--the side that executed the largest single-handed bank fraud in Canadian history, grossing over $10 million in eighteen months to feed his gambling obsession.Sugar
IMDB 4.8 | May , 2004
Cliff receives an unusual 18th birthday gift from his younger sister — marijuana, alcohol, a subway token and the mission to lose his virginity. This results in Cliff meeting a young street hustler named Butch. At first, as Butch introduces Cliff to gay street life in Toronto, Cliff is excited by his new relationship. But as the two grow closer, he finds that Butch has problems, including drug addiction, that are cause for serious concern.Positions
IMDB 0 | Aug , 2018
An unapologetic and realist exploration of sexual desire, the quest for financial stability, and the pursuit of agency over one's own body.Blood Lines
IMDB 5 | Oct , 2025
Whilst embarking on a lesbian relationship with the new girl in town, a Métis woman’s life is rocked to the core when her estranged mother returns.Miro
IMDB 0 | Aug , 2017
When Miro returns home at the end of World War II he finds his land taken, his people gone, his daughter stolen and his service record treated with contempt. But the battlefield has taught him how to fight and he sets out to reunite his family waging his own form of justice.Chloe
IMDB 6.1 | Feb , 2010
A doctor hires an escort to seduce her husband, whom she suspects of cheating, though unforeseen events put the family in danger.