The Red Dress (1978)
Overview
Kelly is a Métis man without treaty or hunting rights, struggling to sustain his traditional life. His daughter Theresa longs for a red dress from France that she believes will give her power and strength, as the bear claw once did for her great-grandfather Muskwa. When Theresa escapes an assault and Kelly turns his back on his daughter, he realizes that he must reconnect with his culture in order to make things right. Today, the red dress is a powerful symbol recognizing over 1000 missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.319 |
Directed By
Michael J.F. Scott
Crew
Michael J.F. Scott
Maria Campbell
Hans Oomes
Bernard Bordeleau
Roman Kroitor
Tom Radford
Roger Deegan
Donald Douglas
David De Volpi
Vladimír Valenta
Anne Wheeler
Dieter Nachtigall
Hans Peter Strobl
TOP CAST
Shannon Two Feathers
Kelly
Abbie Burnstick
Granny
Yvonne Lois Lee
Theresa
Tommy Banks
Millard
Sam Sinclair
Sam
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