Bones of Crows (2023)

6.8/10 122 min Drama History

Overview

Cree matriarch Aline Spears survives a childhood in Canada’s residential school system to continue her family’s generational fight in the face of systemic starvation, racism, and sexual abuse. She uses her uncanny ability to understand and translate codes into working for a special division of the Canadian Air Force as a Cree code talker in World War II. The story unfolds over 100 years with a cumulative force that propels us into the future.

Cast

Grace Dove

Aline Spears

Phillip Forest Lewitski

Adam Whallach

Rémy Girard

Father Jacobs

Karine Vanasse

Sister Ruth

Alyssa Wapanatâhk

Perseverance Spears

Michelle Thrush

January Spears

Glen Gould

Matthew Spears

Gail Maurice

Older Taylor Whallach

Cara Gee

Percy Whallach

Jonathan Whitesell

Thomas Miller

Patrick Garrow

Archbishop Thomas Miller

Summer Testawich

Young Aline Spears

Alanis Obomsawin

TRC Film Director

Joshua Odjick

Jake Whallach

Paulina Alexis

Immpy

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