Windigo

A few years after the Oka Crisis, First Nations issues once again make headlines in Quebec. Frustrated by the clear-cutting of forests and convinced that road blocks are not enough anymore, a group led by Eddy Laroche (Donald Morin) settles on a vast territory east of Abitibi, declaring it independent. Before the army is sent there, a delegation heads to this new nation: two politicians (Michel Laperrière and Yvon Leroux), a representative of the Assembly of First Nations (Richard Kistabish), a doctor (Nathalie Coupal) as well as a reporter (Guy Nadon) who becomes increasingly fascinated by the mysterious figure of Laroche as their boat goes up the foggy Windigo river. (Fantasia International Film Festival)