Rocks at Whiskey Trench

2000
7.3| 1h46m| NA| en| More Info
Released: 21 June 2000 Released
Producted By: ONF | NFB
Country: Canada
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: https://www.nfb.ca/film/rocks_at_whiskey_trench/
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The fourth film in Alanis Obomsawin's landmark series on the Oka crisis uses a single, shameful incident as a lens through which to examine the region's long history of prejudice and injustice against the Mohawk population.

Genre

Documentary

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Director

Alanis Obomsawin

Production Companies

ONF | NFB

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Rocks at Whiskey Trench Audience Reviews

BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment
Wordiezett So much average
Lucybespro It is a performances centric movie
Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
Sam This is Alanis Obomsawin's most recent film documenting the Oka crisis (1990)in Quebec.Now a decade later Obomsawin takes the camera to the people of the Mohawk reserve of Kahnawake to recount their experiences and how its affected their lives. She also interviews people of Chateauguay, Montreal, Peacekeepers and local Chiefs.It was during the Oka crisis that a convoy of children, women and elders being evacuated were bombarded with stones at Whiskey Trench (a highway underpass) - hence the name Rocks at Whiskey Trench. I was truly shocked and sad to hear of the shameful acts of the Quebec government and the unforgettable abuse of the peoples Human Rights.Obomsawin's use of archive footage and personal accounts made this a truly touching and sad film to see. The Oka crisis will remain one of Canada's most hideous events in history. This is a film that should be widely shown to increase National knowledge of the event and tell the story of the innocent people affected by it.