Cast
Alanis Obomsawin Steve Kowch Lucien Lessard
Credits
Written by: Alanis Obomsawin
Editing: Alan Collins Wolf Koenig
Produced by: Alanis Obomsawin Andy Thomson
Plot
A documentary on the 1981 raid by Quebec police on the Mi'gmaq people's fishing at Restigouche, and the community's response.
Sinekatalog’s take
A direct, angry documentary from the Native perspective.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (77 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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