Bones of Crows is a Canadian drama film, directed by Marie Clements and released in 2022. The film stars Grace Dove as Aline Spears, a Cree woman who survives the Indian residential school system to become a code talker for the Canadian Air Force during World War II.[1]
Bones of Crows | |
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Directed by | Marie Clements |
Written by | Marie Clements |
Produced by | Marie Clements Trish Dolman Christine Haebler |
Starring | Grace Dove |
Cinematography | Vince Arvidson |
Edited by | Maxime Lahaie |
Production companies | Ayasew Ooskana Pictures Marie Clements Media Screen Siren Pictures Grana Productions |
Distributed by | Elevation Pictures |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Languages | English Cree ʔayʔajuθəm Italian |
The film's cast also includes Phillip Lewitski, Rémy Girard, Karine Vanasse, Michelle Thrush, Glen Gould, Gail Maurice, Cara Gee and Joshua Odjick, as well as Alanis Obomsawin in a small supporting role.
The film premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2022.[2]
It will be followed in 2023 by a five-hour CBC Television limited series, which delves more deeply into Spears's extended family history over 100 years.[3]
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