Where the Spirit Lives Movie Review 1989

Native children kidnapped by Canadian government agents are forced to live in dreadful boarding schools where they are abused emotionally and physically. St. John is a new arrival who refuses to put up with it and tries to escape. Engrossing and moving.

Distribution

University of Washington Educational Media Collection, Kane Hall, Rm. 35, Campus Box 353095, Seattle, WA 98195, Phone: (206)543-9907, Fax: (206)616-6501

Available on VHS
Running time 97 minutes.
Originally from Canadian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adventure Drama, Native America, Child Abuse

Cast

Michelle St. John

Director

Bruce Pittman