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Overview
This animated short is a tragic and twisted story about the dangers of revenge. A cruel mother mistreats her son, feeding him dog meat and forcing him to sleep in the cold. A loon, who tells the boy that his mother blinded him, helps the child regain his eyesight. Then the boy seeks revenge, releasing his mother’s lifeline as she harpoons a whale and watching her drown. Based on a portion of the epic Inuit legend “The Blind Boy and the Loon.”
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 1, 2010
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Canada
- Production
- Inuit Broadcasting Corporation,ONF,NFB,ONF | NFB
- Director
- Alethea Arnaquq-Baril
- Writer
- Alethea Arnaquq-Baril
- Producer
- Derek Mazur,Debbie Brisebois
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- Homepage
- Official site
- IMDb
- View on IMDb