Sugarcane (2024)
Overview
An investigation into abuse and missing children at an Indian residential school ignites a reckoning on the nearby Sugarcane Reserve.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $60,091.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 24.927 |
Directed By
Emily Kassie
Julian Brave NoiseCat
Crew
Bill Way
Elliott Whitton
Linda A. Cornfield
David J. Cornfield
Adam Lewis
Robina Riccitiello
Jana Lee Cherneski
Jennifer Pelling
Christopher LaMarca
Meryl Metni
Tegan Acton
Nathan Punwar
Grace Lay
Melony Lewis
Sabrina Merage Naim
Douglas Choi
Emma Pompetti
Ian Desai
Geralyn White Dreyfous
Kelsey Koenig
Jenny Raskin
Lauren Haber
Emily Kassie
Emily Kassie
Maya Daisy Hawke
Maida Lynn
Nina Sing Fialkow
Carolyn Bernstein
David Fialkow
Christopher LaMarca
David Teague
Katrina Taylor
Todd Chandler
Andrew Gross
Kellen Quinn
Julian Brave NoiseCat
Lily Gladstone
Emily Kassie
Emily Kassie
Mali Obomsawin
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