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"The violence has begun."

1991

1h 38m

6.9(37 votes)

Thriller

Horror

Western

Drama

Overview

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.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Ron Lea

Ron Lea

Peter Maguire

Graham Greene

Graham Greene

Arthur

Michael Hogan

Michael Hogan

Bud Rickets

Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman

Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman

Wilf Redwing

Tia Smith

Polly

Rebecca Jenkins

Rebecca Jenkins

Female Reporter

Tom Jackson

Tom Jackson

Tom Starblanket

Raoul Max Trujillo

Raoul Max Trujillo

Eugene

Michael Millar

Michael Millar

News Cameraman #1

Kim Hansen

News Cameraman #2

Creative team

Directed by: Ryszard Bugajski
Written by: Robert Forsyth
Produced by: Stephen J. Roth
Ian McDougall

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