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My Name Is Kahentiiosta

My Name Is Kahentiiosta (1995)

January. 01,1995
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7.6
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This documentary short by Alanis Obomsawin tells the story of Kahentiiosta, a young Kahnawake Mohawk woman arrested after the Oka Crisis' 78-day armed standoff in 1990. She was detained 4 days longer than the other women. Her crime? The prosecutor representing the Quebec government did not accept her indigenous name.

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Moustroll
1995/01/01

Good movie but grossly overrated

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Micransix
1995/01/02

Crappy film

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ShangLuda
1995/01/03

Admirable film.

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Chirphymium
1995/01/04

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

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