Power


1h 16m 1996

Brief Synopsis

A highly charged documentary about two parties, unflappable in their pursuit of nationhood, who fought one of the most important environmental David-and-Goliath battles in North America. For Quebec's Northern Cree, a people who have lived on the eastern shores of James Bay and Hudson Bay for the pas

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1996
Production Company
National Film Board Of Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 16m

Synopsis

A highly charged documentary about two parties, unflappable in their pursuit of nationhood, who fought one of the most important environmental David-and-Goliath battles in North America. For Quebec's Northern Cree, a people who have lived on the eastern shores of James Bay and Hudson Bay for the past 5000 years, the land and the wather have always meant life. But to the Quebec government and the state-owned power utility, Hydro Quebec, the Cree's territory was a vast untapped resource which held the key to the province's economic destiny.

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1996
Production Company
National Film Board Of Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 16m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States January 1997

Released in United States October 1996

Released in United States September 1996

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1997

Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema) in Park City, Utah January 16-26, 1997.

Released in United States January 1997 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema) in Park City, Utah January 16-26, 1997.)

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 5-14, 1996.

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 4-20, 1996.

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1997

Released in United States September 1996 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 5-14, 1996.)

Released in United States October 1996 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 4-20, 1996.)