Clearcut
Directed by Ryszard Bugajski
A white lawyer arrives at a remote area in Northern Ontario to defend Indigenous activists who are blocking a logging company's clearcut of old growth on their land. A pacifist by nature, and perceiving himself as sympathetic to Indigenous concerns, he finds his values shaken when he is paired with an angry, rogue Indigenous activist named Arthur - played by one of Canada's most towering and beloved actors, Graham Greene - who insists on kidnapping the head of the logging company to take him deep into the forest - where he hopes to teach him the price of his destruction.
A white lawyer finds his values shaken when he is paired with an angry Indigenous activist who insists on kidnapping the head of a logging company to teach him the price of his destruction.
Cast: Ron Lea, Graham Greene, Michael Hogan, Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman, Tia Smith
Member Reviews
good soup
Don't go into thinking it's a horror movie. Way more of a drama/thriller. Greene puts in one of the best performances I've ever seen. The anger in each and every word is a testament to the suffering of Native Americans and in general, Indigenous people all over the world. A truly underrated classic and I'm so glad Shudder added this even it not being a horror movie.
This isn't a horror movie per se. It's more like a thriller with horror elements, but it's really good. In fact I wasn't expecting a lot and was pleasantly suprised. Graham Greene who's one of the great actors that's never been a household name, might have delivered his best performance in this. I absolutely recommend thus to everyone. 4/5
This has to be the best performance I have ever seen Graham Greene give. He is disturbing, sympathetic, troubling, frightening, and sometimes does all of this with one glance. All of the performances are wonderful. A sometimes graphically violent story centering on the sometimes ethically murky and horrible legacy of colonialism.
One star—mostly because the guy’s review below mine annoyed me and I’m spiteful.