Film
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
2019 · 1h 5m · Documentary
- IMDb
- 6.2
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 100%
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Overview
The story of a young boy forced to spend all five years of his short life in hospital while the federal and provincial governments argued over which was responsible for his care, as well as the long struggle of Indigenous activists to force the Canadian government to enforce “Jordan’s Principle” — the promise that no First Nations children would experience inequitable access to government-funded services again.
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Cast
Alanis Obomsawin
Narrator (voice)
Jordan River Anderson
Self (archive footage)
Cindy Blackstock
Self
Ernest Anderson
Self - Jordan's father
Stefanie Wiens
Self - Occupational therapist
Crew
- Alanis ObomsawinDirector · Writer · Producer
- Annette ClarkeExecutive Producer
- Alison BurnsEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- September 10, 2019
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
- Rated
- G
- Genres
- Documentary
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