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In the Beginning was Water and Sky (2017)
13 minDramaFantasyHistory
TMDb9.0/101 votes
A haunting and visually stunning fairytale that blends the horrors of fantasy and the real life historical events of colonization and Indian Boarding Schools in the United States. A Native American girl in the 1700s and a Native American boy in the 1960s struggle to find their way back to a home that may be lost forever.
Country: Canada, United States
Director: Ryan Ward
Cast
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Norma-Sue Hill
Girl
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Shohnáhose Davin Bomberry
Boy
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Carter Simon
Boy with Bleached Hair
Jenna Clause
Tongue Prick Girl
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James Levesque
Rider in Black
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Harrison Stewart
School Principal
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Tara McLearnon
School Teacher
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Christina Vernucci
School Teacher #2
Cheryl De Luca
Mother
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Dallas Fuller
One-Armed Minister
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John Homer
Drummer
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Talon White-Eye
Dancer
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Gavin White-Eye
Dancer
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Dexter Jimerson
Dancer
Keywords
Plot:native americansocial justicefrozen bodyindigenous peoplescolonizationresiliencecultural identitynative american culturedecolonizationindian historical settingtransgenerational traumaloss of language
Place:residential schoolindian residential school system
