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      Indian Horse

      2017 1 hr. 41 min. Drama List
      81% 16 Reviews Tomatometer 89% 250+ Ratings Audience Score A Canadian First Nations boy survives in a residential school in the 1970s. Read More Read Less

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      J G Absolutely amazing movie ! Shines a much needed light. On the traum caused by residential schools. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/22/23 Full Review Martin B I wanted to be a story about a boy that used hockey to rise up out of the terrible circumstances he was dealt as a child. What it was, a story of a boy that loved hockey, was transcendant playing it and threw it all away succumbing to his childhood miseries. Sullen, uncommunicative, drowning in his anguish never finding any relief in the love and friendship many extended to him. A cliche as a native ending up a drunk and naturally if the Catholic church is involved the priest that helped him get his start in hocky had to be sexually abusing him as well. In the end this story used hockey as the hook but was mostly a cliche. Informative maybe but with a lot of cheap, predictable plot gadgets as well. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/12/23 Full Review Audience Member A hard but honest look at the racist boarding school system. Very well done. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Amazing movie, quite depressing but shot very well, with a completely unexpected twist. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member I enjoyed this movie overall and the story it told about the native Indians and the hardships they faced being merged into so-called civilized society with the white man. I'm not sure if this was based on a true story or not but it was a shame that this Indian hockey player didn't reach his full potential in the NHL due to his own teammates not fully supporting him or having his back on the ice. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member While it may not have fully lived up to the source material, "Indian Horse" is more timely and moving than ever. Brilliantly using a nation's love for hockey as way to speak hard truths about the darker aspects of our history, this film resists a Hollywood happy ending while still offering genuine hope. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Critics Reviews

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      Peter Howell Toronto Star Indian Horse endures, and commands attention. Rated: 3/4 Apr 12, 2018 Full Review Mark Medley Globe and Mail ... for the most part the cast fails to support the weighty material. Still, the essence and importance of [Richard] Wagamese's book - both the brutality and the beauty - shines through, more vital than ever. Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 19, 2017 Full Review Boyd van Hoeij Hollywood Reporter Important but not very nuanced. Sep 18, 2017 Full Review Barbara Shulgasser Common Sense Media That this story needs to be told is unquestionable, especially in the hope that broadcasting past shamefulness might prevent future abuse and bias. Rated: 3/5 Mar 15, 2023 Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse Overall the film could use a little more nuance but there is no denying the important and timely nature of the story. Rated: 3.5/5 Mar 4, 2021 Full Review Roger Moore Movie Nation Don't look at the picture of the hockey player on the Netflix menu and figure this is just a feel-good "against all odds" story on skates. Rated: 2.5/4 Apr 5, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A Canadian First Nations boy survives in a residential school in the 1970s.
      Director
      Stephen S. Campanelli
      Screenwriter
      Dennis Foon
      Production Co
      Screen Siren Pictures
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 19, 2019
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $1.9M