
Red Crow Mi'kmaq reservation, 1976: By government decree, every Indian child under the age of 16 must attend residential school. In the kingdom of the Crow, that meansimprisonment at St. Dymphna's. That means being at the mercy of "Popper", the sadistic Indian agent who runs the school. At 15, Aila is the weed princess of Red Crow. Hustling with her uncle Burner, she sells enough dope to pay Popper her "truancy tax", keeping her out of St. Ds. But when Aila's drug money is st... (Full plot summary below)
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Red Crow Mi'kmaq reservation, 1976: By government decree, every Indian child under the age of 16 must attend residential school. In the kingdom of the Crow, that meansimprisonment at St. Dymphna's. That means being at the mercy of "Popper", the sadistic Indian agent who runs the school. At 15, Aila is the weed princess of Red Crow. Hustling with her uncle Burner, she sells enough dope to pay Popper her "truancy tax", keeping her out of St. Ds. But when Aila's drug money is stolen and her father Joseph returns from prison, the precarious balance of Aila's world is destroyed. Her only options are to run or fight - and Mi'kmaq don't run.
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| Toronto StarBruce DeMaraWith a tone alternating between mournful, defiant and hopeful, Rhymes for Young Ghouls is a rewarding experience by a talented director who's sure to make his mark on Canadian cinema. |
| Chicago ReaderBen SachsAs a history lesson about Canada's unjust treatment of Native Americans, it's often eye-opening, but as storytelling it's clunky and highly familiar, and the period re-creation is seldom convincing. |
| ScreenAnarchyJason GorberThe film is told with a mix of lyricism and kicks to the gut, and is all the better for these shifts in tonality. It's remarkable how the narrative feels both highly specific to this community, yet near mythic in a more universal, classic sense. |
| User ReviewTino PThere is an underlying sense of anger throughout the film and that anger is why I loved this movie so much. |
| User ReviewMad MOne of the more impactful films I've seen in years. |
| User ReviewKace CThis film will take you into the personal lives of fictional people and bring to life the evil of the residential school system and devastation on First Nations communities. It is extremely ambitious, and falters occasionally, but accomplishes a great deal. |
| User ReviewLee MFor a freshman feature, Rhymes for Young Ghouls is remarkably assured, drawing from diverse inspiration but emerging as something wholly unique. It's remarkable how the narrative feels both highly specific to this community, yet near mythic in a more universal, classic sense. |
| User ReviewSerge LThe story is about how relentless abuses and ignorance is fertile terrain for more abuse and ignorance while creating a drive for a mafia style mob enterprise. This is how the mafia started probably in sicily. Well, it is not brilliance for sure. Stupid mafia and stupid police go so well together. Well made film with stunted characters and/or probably psychopathic. A bit hypnotic. |
| User ReviewLaurence RThe story is about how relentless abuses and ignorance is fertile terrain for more abuse and ignorance while creating a drive for a mafia style mob enterprise. This is how the mafia started probably in sicily. Well, it is not brilliance for sure. Stupid mafia and stupid police go so well together. Well made film with stunted characters and/or probably psychopathic. A bit hypnotic. |
| User ReviewConor GYou must be kidding me. This train wreck has only one redeeming feature and that is the cast. The script is a sledge hammer of self indulgent stereotypes which hits all the wrong notes. Who in the world thought this was a good movie? |