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Released 7 years ago.
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Through Black Spruce
"Breathe In. Stop Your Heart. Let Go."
2019 1h 51m EN
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5.2
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★5.2TMDB · 33
DramaMystery
Synopsis
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The disappearance of a young Cree woman in Toronto traumatizes her Northern Ontario family, and sends her twin sister on a journey south to find her.
“Breathe In. Stop Your Heart. Let Go.”
Cast
Tanaya Beatty
Annie Bird
Brandon Oakes
Will
Kiowa Gordon
Jesse
Tina Keeper
Lisette Bird
Graham Greene
Leo
Tantoo Cardinal
Mary-Lou
Wesley French
Marius
Joey Klein
Danny
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Don McKellar
- Writers
- Barbara Samuels
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- Canada
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Don McKellar, shot by Douglas Koch. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Lindsay Allikas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Tanaya Beatty and Brandon Oakes and Kiowa Gordon carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Breathe In. Stop Your Heart. Let Go.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt7400118 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 33 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Don McKellar directs. Douglas Koch behind the camera. Lindsay Allikas cuts. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 7 years ago.
- 2Directed by Don McKellar, shot by Douglas Koch. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Editor Lindsay Allikas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 4Tanaya Beatty and Brandon Oakes and Kiowa Gordon carry the top of the cast.
- 5Marketing tagline: "Breathe In. Stop Your Heart. Let Go.".
- 6IMDB entry: tt7400118 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 33 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Douglas Koch
- Editing
- Lindsay Allikas
- Production design
- Ian Hall
- Costume design
- Kendra Terpenning
- Runtime
- 111 min · 1h 51m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Don McKellar
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
Serendipity Point Films
CA
Key crew
- NovelJoseph Boyden
- Costume DesignKendra Terpenning
- Art DirectionRichelle Wilks
- EditorLindsay Allikas
- CastingJohn Buchan
- Production DesignIan Hall
- CastingJason Knight
- MusicAlaska B
- First Assistant DirectorRob Cotterill
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2018-09-08R· Toronto International Film Festival
- Theatrical2019-03-29R
