Writer, Producer and Director Marie Clements' complex and fast-paced movie Bones of Crows has captured the complex effects of Canadian residential schools' legacy of abuse through the voice of Aline Spears (Grace Dove), a Cree woman forced to endure sexual, physical and emotional abuse at a Canadian Roman Catholic run residential school. What sets this story apart from others is the complex telling through PTSD…
Cree matriarch Aline Spears survives a childhood in Canada’s residential school system to continue her family’s generational fight in the face of systemic starvation, racism, and sexual abuse. She uses her uncanny ability to understand and translate codes into working for a special division of the Canadian Air Force as a Cree code talker in World War II. The story unfolds over 100 years with a cumulative force that propels us into the future.
Top Cast
Grace Dove
Aline Spears
Phillip Forest Lewitski
Adam Whallach
Rémy Girard
Father Jacobs
Karine Vanasse
Sister Ruth
Alyssa Wapanatâhk
Perseverance Spears
Michelle Thrush
January Spears
Glen Gould
Matthew Spears
Gail Maurice
Older Taylor Whallach
Carla-Rae
Older Aline Spears
Cara Gee
Percy Whallach
Jonathan Whitesell
Thomas Miller
Patrick Garrow
Archbishop Thomas Miller
Summer Testawich
Young Aline Spears
Sierra Rose McRae
Young Perseverance Spears
Ethan Evans
Preteen Johnnie
Payne Merasty
Young Tye Spears
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What is Bones of Crows about?
Cree matriarch Aline Spears survives a childhood in Canada’s residential school system to continue her family’s generational fight in the face of systemic starvation, racism, and sexual abuse. She uses her uncanny ability to understand and translate codes into working for a…
When was Bones of Crows released?
Bones of Crows was released in 2023.
What genres does Bones of Crows belong to?
Bones of Crows is categorised as Drama, History.
Who stars in Bones of Crows?
The cast of Bones of Crows includes Grace Dove, Phillip Forest Lewitski, Rémy Girard, Karine Vanasse, Alyssa Wapanatâhk.