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    Rhymes for Young Ghouls 2013 POSTER

    Rhymes for Young Ghouls

    2013

    English

    6.5

    21

    88%

    76%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    indigenous peoples

    residential school

    revenge

    shocking

    Jeff Barnaby Jeff Barnaby Director Devery Jacobs Devery Jacobs as Aila Glen Gould Glen Gould as Joseph Arthur Holden Arthur Holden as Priest #1 Cody Bird Cody Bird as Sholo
    In 1976, a Mi'gMaq teenager plots revenge against the sadistic Indian agent who imprisoned her in a residential school where rape and abuse are common.
    Indian Horse 2017 POSTER

    Indian Horse

    2017

    English

    7.3

    19

    80%

    88%

    1970s

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    first nations

    ice hockey

    racism

    residential school

    Sport

    Stephen S. Campanelli Stephen S. Campanelli Director Michael Vincent Dagostino Michael Vincent Dagostino as Doctor Evan Adams Evan Adams as Evan Michiel Huisman Michiel Huisman as Father Gaston Forrest Goodluck Forrest Goodluck as Saul
    Follows the life of Native Canadian Saul Indian Horse as he survives residential school and life amongst the racism of the 1970s. A talented hockey player, Saul must find his own path as he battles stereotypes and alcoholism.
    Cold Journey 1975 POSTER

    Cold Journey

    1975

    English

    6.6

    6

    Action

    canadian

    Drama

    indigenous

    indigenous peoples

    native american

    residential school

    Martin Defalco Martin Defalco Director Kirk McColl Kirk McColl as In The City Denis Lacroix Denis Lacroix as In The City George Pearson George Pearson as Narration Chief Dan George Chief Dan George as Special Guest
    In this feature drama, a Canadian Indigenous youth attempts to find a place for himself. He faces culture shock as the educational system teaches him to be a white man and tries to find a way of life more meaningful to his Indigenous culture and ancestry.
    The Last Stop 2017 POSTER

    The Last Stop

    2017

    English

    7.1

    50%

    50%

    Action

    Biography

    Documentary

    Drama

    juvenile delinquent

    psychology

    residential school

    therapy

    treatment

    troubled teen

    Todd Nilssen Todd Nilssen Director Todd Nilssen Todd Nilssen as Self Liz Arnold Liz Arnold as Self Peter Arnold Peter Arnold as Self Daniel Bennison Daniel Bennison as Self
    The Élan School was a for-profit, residential behavior modification program and therapeutic boarding school located deep within the woods of Maine. Delinquent teenagers who failed to comply with other treatment programs were referred to the school as a last resort. Treatment entailed harsh discipline, surveillance, degradation, and downright abuse. Years later, the patients who were institutionalized in this facility still carry the trauma they endured, with mixed opinions on the impact of their experience.
    V.C. Andrews' Landry Family V.C. Andrews' Pearl in the Mist 2021 POSTER

    V.C. Andrews' Landry Family V.C. Andrews' Pearl in the Mist

    2021

    English

    6.4

    3

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    friend

    friendship

    girl

    girls' school

    residential school

    David Bercovici-Artieda David Bercovici-Artieda Director Richard Harmon Richard Harmon as Louis Clairborne Glynis Davies Glynis Davies as Mrs. Clairborne Bronwen Smith Bronwen Smith as Mrs. Penny Gil Bellows Gil Bellows as Pierre Dumas
    Ruby is hopeful for a new start with her twin sister as they continue their education at an all-girl's boarding school. However, she soon endures torturous punishments and public humiliation as her cruel headmistress and stepmother plot against her.
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