Indian Horse
A realistic look at the suffering of this Canadian boy named Saul Indian Horse. He moved with his family to the city of Ojibwai, where he joined a notorious Catholic school. That school prevented him from speaking freely in his own language or talking about his original heritage. He got a lot of verbal and physical abuse but broke all those rules where he was practicing all kinds of entertainment and games, especially the hockey game.
19 August 1957, Reseda, California, USA
28 August 1973, Jasper, Alberta, Canada
August 14, 1956 in Gillam, Manitoba, Canada
15 November 1966, Sliammon Reserve, British Columbia, Canada
October 7, 1972 in Wimbledon, England, UK
October 05, 2017
In attempting to faithfully adapt the novel's plot, the filmmakers abandon one of Indian Horse's most affecting aspects, its storytelling methods.
September 19, 2017
... for the most part the cast fails to support the weighty material. Still, the essence and importance of [Richard] Wagamese's book - both the brutality and the beauty - shines through, more vital than ever.
April 13, 2018
Indian Horse is a heartfelt, well-acted, and somewhat one-dimensional effort containing a story that needs to be told right now.
September 15, 2017
... the film does have its moments. But there's no doubt in my mind that the story would be better served at miniseries length.
April 13, 2018
Indian Horse blunts the edges of a vivid personal drama in favour of an inarguably correct public service announcement.
April 12, 2018
Indian Horse endures, and commands attention.
September 18, 2017
Important but not very nuanced.
April 11, 2018
It's a powerful story. I just wish it were a better movie.
April 21, 2018
...a well-intentioned yet catastrophically misguided endeavor...
October 17, 2018
If a film like this can help cast off people's racist assumptions about Indigenous life in Canada, then that is still a public good worth commending.
