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Overview

User Rating:
7.2/10   2,557 votes
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Director:
Bruce Beresford
Writers (WGA):
Brian Moore (novel)
Brian Moore (screenplay)
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Release Date:
4 October 1991 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Drama | History more
Plot:
In the 17th century a Jesuit priest and a young companion are escorted through the wilderness of Quebec... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
10 wins & 13 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
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User Comments:
Courage of a different sort more (56 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Lothaire Bluteau ... Father Laforgue
Aden Young ... Daniel

Sandrine Holt ... Annuka
August Schellenberg ... Chomina
Tantoo Cardinal ... Chomina's Wife
Billy Two Rivers ... Ougebmat
Lawrence Bayne ... Neehatin
Harrison Liu ... Awondoie
Wesley Cote ... Oujita
Frank Wilson ... Father Jerome
François Tassé ... Father Bourque
Jean Brousseau ... Champlain
Yvan Labelle ... Mestigoit

Raoul Trujillo ... Kiotseaton
James Bobbish ... Ondesson
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Robe noire (Canada: French title)
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Runtime:
101 min | Germany:97 min
Country:
Canada | Australia
Language:
Cree | English | Mohawk | Algonquin | Latin
Colour:
Colour (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Canada:13+ (Quebec) | UK:15 | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 (DVD rating) | Australia:M | Sweden:15 | USA:R | Germany:12 | Iceland:16
Filming Locations:
Saguenay Region, Québec, Canada more
Company:
Alliance Communications Corporation more

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Trivia:
This movie was filmed "in sequence", that is to say, all of the scenes were filmed in the order in which they appear on the screen. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: In one of the flashbacks to France, Father Laforgue's mother says she is praying to St. Joan. However, Joan of Arc was not canonized until 1920. more
Quotes:
Chomina: Tomorrow do not cry out.
Daniel: If we do cry out, will they stop (torturing us)?
Chomina: No, they will not stop. But if you cry out when you die, they will have your spirit.
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Referenced in Breach (2007) more

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8 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Courage of a different sort, 25 January 2001
7/10
Author: jrpeet

As a retired Christian minister, I have perhaps a different view of the movie than some of the other reviewers.

I felt that Laforgue,the Jesuit Priest, showed amazing courage to undertake his mission under the most difficult of circumstances.

Director Bruce Beresford has addressed the issues of clashing cultures in several of his other films: Driving Miss Daisy, Mr. Johnson for example. And he presents the complexities of culture anew in this film.

I was struck by the absolute beauty of Québec and the film's cinematography.

Back to Laforgue for a moment: here is a protagonist that accomplishes his mission with wisdom, intellegence, prayer, dependence upon his faith, lack of violence, and persverance.

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