I finally picked this up as a rental DVD and had heard about it last year at the Calgary Film Festival, but failed to catch it in its regular release in Alberta. One can watch it over and over again - a gem of a movie with a great soundtrack and about a place and society that is not covered a lot. I am trying to find a comparative from Ozzie flicks, without any camp.
The "old man of the mountain or Mr. Mountain" provides a steady course of rural, cultural guffaws and Cree nation insights - terrific.
Great performances by Gordon Tootoosis and the two younger unknowns, Stacy de Silva and Colin Van Loon. At the end I realized that Jimmy Herman (Joe Gomba from North of 60) did not have a speaking part in the whole movie other than to cuss at his frozen boat anchor! But his face tells a thousand stories. Very touching eulogy given at the end.
Get this one folks - you will be pleased. I need to go pick up my bingo cards!!
The "old man of the mountain or Mr. Mountain" provides a steady course of rural, cultural guffaws and Cree nation insights - terrific.
Great performances by Gordon Tootoosis and the two younger unknowns, Stacy de Silva and Colin Van Loon. At the end I realized that Jimmy Herman (Joe Gomba from North of 60) did not have a speaking part in the whole movie other than to cuss at his frozen boat anchor! But his face tells a thousand stories. Very touching eulogy given at the end.
Get this one folks - you will be pleased. I need to go pick up my bingo cards!!