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
Don't go into thinking it's a horror movie. Way more of a drama/thriller. Greene puts in one of the best performances I've ever seen. The anger in each and every word is a testament to the suffering of Native Americans and in general, Indigenous people all over the world. A truly underrated classic and I'm so glad Shudder added this even it not being a horror movie.
This isn't a horror movie per se. It's more like a thriller with horror elements, but it's really good. In fact I wasn't expecting a lot and was pleasantly suprised. Graham Greene who's one of the great actors that's never been a household name, might have delivered his best performance in this. I absolutely recommend thus to everyone. 4/5
This has to be the best performance I have ever seen Graham Greene give. He is disturbing, sympathetic, troubling, frightening, and sometimes does all of this with one glance. All of the performances are wonderful. A sometimes graphically violent story centering on the sometimes ethically murky and horrible legacy of colonialism.
One star—mostly because the guy’s review below mine annoyed me and I’m spiteful.
five stars. Not just because it deserves it, but also cuz some special ignorant idiot felt they needed to point out this was some "social justice BS". The true horror is the ignorance.