Saskatchewan, Canada, late 19th century. The negligence of Dan Candy, sergeant of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, allows Almighty Voice, a young Cree warrior, to escape.
Acting
Gordon Tootoosis and Chief Dan George bring devastating dignity.
Cinematography
Saskatchewan winter as existential dread—beautiful and brutal.
Director
Claude Fournier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on the real 1895 Almighty Voice incident, though the film controversially centers the Mountie's perspective over the Cree resistance.
Gordon Tootoosis would become a legendary First Nations actor; this early role already shows the presence that defined his career. The film itself remains a complicated artifact of 1970s Indigenous representation—progressive for its casting, still trapped in colonial narrative structures.
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