Windigo_(film)
Windigo (film)
1994 Canadian film
Windigo is a Canadian dramatic film directed by Robert Morin and released in 1994.[1] The screenplay was based, in part, on Joseph Conrad's novel Heart of Darkness.
| Windigo | |
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| Directed by | Robert Morin |
| Written by | Robert Morin |
| Based on | Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad |
| Produced by | Nicole Robert |
| Starring | Donald Morin Guy Nadon Yvon Leroux Richard Kistabish Serge Houde |
| Cinematography | James Gray Jean-Pierre St-Louis |
| Edited by | Lorraine Dufour |
| Music by | Bertrand Chénier |
Production company | Lux Films |
| Distributed by | Allegro Films Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The film centres on a First Nations group in rural northern Quebec who have declared independence from Canada, and a journalist from Montreal who travels to their territory to cover the story.[2]
The cast includes Donald Morin, Guy Nadon, Yvon Leroux, Richard Kistabish and Serge Houde.
The film premiered at the 1994 Toronto International Film Festival,[3] where it received an honorable mention from the jury for the Best Canadian Film award.[4] It was commercially released in November 1994.[1]
The film was one of six finalists for the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois's Prix L.-E. Ouimet-Molson in 1995.[5]
- Charles-Henri Ramond, "Windigo – Film de Robert Morin". Films du Québec, February 1, 2011.
- John Griffin, "What If; Robert Morin's film Windigo takes a look at what might happen if natives in northern Quebec separated". Montreal Gazette, November 27, 1994.
- Craig Macinnis, "Toast of Cannes lurks in the screenings shadows here: Gala audiences to swim with Whale Music, not squirm at Egoyan's Exotica". Toronto Star, September 2, 1994.
- "Once again, Egoyan win means double happiness for directors". Vancouver Sun, September 19, 1994.
- John Griffin, "And then there were six; Rendez-Vous du Cinema Quebecois narrows field for top prize". Montreal Gazette, January 25, 1995.
