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"The violence has begun."

1991 1h 38m EN

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 37

ThrillerHorrorWesternDrama

Synopsis

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A white lawyer finds his values shaken when he is paired with an angry Indigenous activist who insists on kidnapping the head of a logging company to teach him the price of his destruction.

“The violence has begun.”

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Cast

Ron Lea
Peter Maguire
Graham Greene
Arthur
Michael Hogan
Bud Rickets
Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman
Wilf Redwing
Tia Smith
Polly
Rebecca Jenkins
Female Reporter
Tom Jackson
Tom Starblanket
Raoul Max Trujillo
Eugene

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ryszard Bugajski
Writers: Robert Forsyth
Languages: English
Countries: Canada

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ERA

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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ryszard Bugajski, shot by François Protat. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Shane Harvey. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael Rea shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Ron Lea and Graham Greene and Michael Hogan carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The violence has begun.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0101592 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 37 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ryszard Bugajski directs. François Protat behind the camera. Shane Harvey scores. Michael Rea cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.

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135 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Ryszard Bugajski, shot by François Protat. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Shane Harvey. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Michael Rea shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Ron Lea and Graham Greene and Michael Hogan carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The violence has begun.".
7IMDB entry: tt0101592 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 37 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 15 themes, including "canada", "based on novel or book", "kidnapping", "indigenous".