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Black Robe

1991 · 101 min · Adventure

In 17th-century New France, a young Jesuit missionary journeys deep into the wilderness with a band of Algonquin guides to reach a distant mission, his rigid faith colliding with their way of life. A stark, unsentimental frontier drama.

Why it’s here

Australian director Bruce Beresford offers a rigorous outsider account of seventeenth-century New France and encounters between Jesuit missionaries and Indigenous peoples.

Runtime
101 min
Genre
Adventure · Drama · History
Mood
thoughtful · adventurous
Entry
easy entry
Best for
first visit
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