CinemaOSMovie · 2010 · 0h 17m

When All the Leaves Are Gone

IMDbDrama

As the only First Nations student in an all-white 1940s school, eight-year old Wato is keenly aware of the hostility towards her. She deeply misses the loving environment of the reserve she once called home, and her isolation is sharpened by her father’s serious illness. When Wato’s teacher reads from a history book describing First Nations peoples as ignorant and cruel, it aggravates her classmates’ prejudice. Shy and vulnerable Wato becomes the target of their bullying and abuse. Alone in her suffering, she finds solace and strength in the protective world of her magical dreams.

Directed byAlanis Obomsawin

Play
Status
Released
Runtime
0h 17m
Language
EN
Released
January 1, 2010
Studios
ONF | NFB

Featuring

Cast & crew

5 credited
Starring

Rosalie Dumas

Wato

Marie-Josée Corneau

Marie-Josée Corneau

Mother

Justine Rolland

Student

Daphnée Vincent

Student

Margie Hoff

Old Aunt

Creative team
Directed by
Alanis Obomsawin
Alanis Obomsawin
Written by
Alanis Obomsawin
Alanis Obomsawin
Produced by
Alanis Obomsawin
Alanis Obomsawin

Keep watching

More like this

My Life Without Me6.1

My Life Without Me

2003 · Film

Mauri6.6

Mauri

1988 · Film

Still the Water6.7

Still the Water

2014 · Film

The Limb Salesman5.8

The Limb Salesman

2004 · Film

Sound of Falling7.0

Sound of Falling

2025 · Film

Cléo from 5 to 77.7

Cléo from 5 to 7

1962 · Film

Nadia and Sarra2.0

Nadia and Sarra

2004 · Film

The Secret Life of Words7.0

The Secret Life of Words

2005 · Film

Lost in Translation7.4

Lost in Translation

2003 · Film

Radit and Jani5.5

Radit and Jani

2008 · Film

Monster7.2

Monster

2003 · Film

The Season of Men4.7

The Season of Men

2000 · Film

Just Like Us

Just Like Us

2013 · Film

Boys Don't Cry7.4

Boys Don't Cry

1999 · Film

The Wonders6.7

The Wonders

2014 · Film

What if it Works?5.5

What if it Works?

2017 · Film

Lu-To5.3

Lu-To

2013 · Film

The Cliff7.5

The Cliff

2016 · Film

The Belt4.5

The Belt

1989 · Film

Party Girl6.7

Party Girl

2014 · Film

Picked for you

Recommended movies

Lucky Them6.0

Lucky Them

2013 · Film

Bastard Out of Carolina7.1

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996 · Film

Holy Lands6.1

Holy Lands

2019 · Film

The Safety of Objects6.5

The Safety of Objects

2002 · Film

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film7.0

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

2013 · Film

The Girl in the Book5.8

The Girl in the Book

2015 · Film

Strange Weather5.9

Strange Weather

2016 · Film

The Trials of Cate McCall6.4

The Trials of Cate McCall

2013 · Film

Hounddog6.5

Hounddog

2008 · Film

I Believe in Unicorns6.6

I Believe in Unicorns

2015 · Film

A Dry White Season6.7

A Dry White Season

1989 · Film

Sky6.2

Sky

2016 · Film

Tuesday6.8

Tuesday

2024 · Film

Return6.4

Return

2011 · Film

The Short History of the Long Road7.2

The Short History of the Long Road

2019 · Film

Lick the Star5.9

Lick the Star

1998 · Film

Skin6.4

Skin

2009 · Film

TalhotBlond6.3

TalhotBlond

2012 · Film

The Poker House6.2

The Poker House

2008 · Film

Iron Jawed Angels6.8

Iron Jawed Angels

2004 · Film