Short film
Klatsassin
2006 · 30 min
A stark, slow-burning historical reenactment that immerses you in the tense, tragic atmosphere of a doomed resistance.
- Directed by
- Stan Douglas
- Starring
- Michael Eklund, Steffen Mennekes, Yee Jee Tso
- Overview
- During 1864 in the Cariboo Mountains, hostility mounts between the Tsilhqot’in tribe and encroaching settlers seeking gold on the Chilcotin Plateau. Klatsassin leads an insurgency and evades capture. However, he is eventually lured with the gift of tobacco, take prisoner, tried for murder, and hanged.
- How it feels
- Bleak, tense, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
- About
- Colonialism, rebellion, survival, betrayal
- Content
- Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Stan Douglas
- Starring
- Michael Eklund, Steffen Mennekes, Yee Jee Tso
