Sugarcane

2024

Documentary

11
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 100% · 68 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 80% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 3886 3.9K

child abuse somber bitter tragic urgent indian residential school system

Director

Emily Kassie Photo
Emily Kassie

Top cast

Justin Trudeau Photo
Justin Trudeau as Self
Rosalin Sam Photo
Rosalin Sam as Self - Survivor, St. Joseph's Mission
Larry Emile Photo
Larry Emile as Self - Survivor, St. Joseph's Mission
Kyé7e Photo
Kyé7e as Self - Julian's Grandmother
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English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 47 min
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1.98 GB
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English 5.1
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1 hr 47 min
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23.976 fps
1 hr 47 min
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English 5.1
R
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23.976 fps
1 hr 47 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Sybiraczka55 6 / 10

Very important subject, not masterfully done

I watched this film at the Sundance Film Festival this year. The difficult subject of abuse in mission school, unanswered questions and consequences for the abuse victims and their descendants. Despite its noble intentions and the significance of the subject matter, this film falls short of delivering a masterful narrative with some repetitive scenes. The pacing felt uneven, with certain segments dragging on while others lack sufficient depth. Moreover, the editing occasionally undermines the emotional resonance of the testimonies, detracting from their impact. A more refined approach to story telling and presentation could have elevated this documentary to a more impactfull level.
Reviewed by peter0969 7 / 10

Chilling and unsetting

Watched this at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival."Sugarcane" is an emotionally, chilling and disturbing documentary that explores the abuse indigenous individuals had experienced in residential schools and explores the horrifying actions from the government with strong discussions from the participants, great sense of direction and deeply personal insights of the situation.Many of the camerawork, sound designs and the conversations from the participants were beautiful, depressing, and emotional as learning about what the people have encountered in these schools is horrifying and upsetting. No individuals should have to suffer should abuse.Despite some of the documentary structure feeling slow, it still remains an important documentary to see.
Reviewed by planktonrules 8 / 10

Incredibly sad and tough to watch, but you SHOULD see this film.

"Sugarcane" is a documentary you should see. However, I am warning you up front...it's incredibly depressing because it's true. All the murders and sexual abuse did happen...and if you've been a victim yourself, you might want to think twice before you see it.The film follows several people as they try to get to the truth about the Indian residential schools in Canada. This is because they not only abused the kids to knock away their culture, by the Catholic priests who ran the places often molested these kids. And, to make it worse, when the girls got pregnant, they babies were literally tossed into incinerators at least in the case of St. Joseph's Mission.The only reason I gave this must-see film an 8 is that technically it was far from perfect...but still is most watchable. Occasionally the camerawork was poor and I feel that SOME parts should have been trimmed to make the story more succinct. Still, these are minor concerns and it's a film that NEEDS to be seen.By the way, if you are wondering if these schools for the natives are unique, unfortunately they are not. The first huge sexual abuse scandal that was uncovered at a Catholic residential school was one for deaf kids! It's in the exceptional documentary "Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God".
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