Clearcut
Directed by Ryszard Bugajski
A white lawyer arrives at a remote area in Northern Ontario to defend Indigenous activists who are blocking a logging company's clearcut of old growth on their land. A pacifist by nature, and perceiving himself as sympathetic to Indigenous concerns, he finds his values shaken when he is paired with an angry, rogue Indigenous activist named Arthur - played by one of Canada's most towering and beloved actors, Graham Greene - who insists on kidnapping the head of the logging company to take him deep into the forest - where he hopes to teach him the price of his destruction.
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.
Cast: Ron Lea, Graham Greene, Michael Hogan, Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman, Tia Smith
Member Reviews
Excellent movie and very realistic! Will share with others!
Amazing in my opinion not overrated at all but definitely not scary or horror, director knows how to bring this story and vision to life here I'm impressed. I think it's good that shudder has a few movies that you have to guess why they are here and usually it's because the plots are scary real life scenarios.
Not the worst movie I've seen. Don't understand the high praise, a simple moral ambiguity I guess but nothing phenomenal. Relax people.
Fantastic performances all around. More Canadian horror should be like this. It has something to say, but never feels preachy. Worth checking out.
excellent. wasn't sure what to expect initially but there was extremely clever dialogue and an unnerving quality to the scenes. creepy, mystic, and thoughtful. more of a thriller, nothing too violent, but tension all the way through