Bones of Crows
Genres
Overview
Cree matriarch Aline Spears survives a childhood in Canada’s residential school system to continue her family’s generational fight in the face of systemic starvation, racism, and sexual abuse. She uses her uncanny ability to understand and translate codes into working for a special division of the Canadian Air Force as a Cree code talker in World War II. The story unfolds over 100 years with a cumulative force that propels us into the future.
Details
Budget
$19000000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
122 min
Release Date
2023-06-02
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
13
Vote Average
7.2
Grace Dove
Aline Spears
Phillip Forest Lewitski
Adam Whallach
Rémy Girard
Father Jacobs
Karine Vanasse
Sister Ruth
Alyssa Wapanatâhk
Perseverance Spears
Michelle Thrush
January Spears
Glen Gould
Matthew Spears
Gail Maurice
Older Taylor Whallach
Carla-Rae
Older Aline Spears
Cara Gee
Percy Whallach
Jonathan Whitesell
Thomas Miller
Patrick Garrow
Archbishop Thomas Miller
Summer Testawich
Young Aline Spears
Sierra Rose McRae
Young Perseverance Spears
Ethan Evans
Preteen Johnnie
Payne Merasty
Young Tye Spears
Alanis Obomsawin
TRC Film Director
Joshua Odjick
Jake Whallach
Paulina Alexis
Immpy
Conner Alook-Oar
Askuwheteau
Gerald Auger
Chief Wandering Spirit
Shannon Baker
Sally Whallach
Linden Banks
Father Walters
Marcio Barauna
Italian Translator
Tanaya Beatty
Taylor
Tim Beckmann
Dr. Douglas
Mariel Belanger
Old Native Auntie #1
Sharla Berg
Old Native Auntie #2
Neville Bowman
RCMP Constable #2
Lesli Brownlee
Sister Theresa
Guy Castonguay
Bishop Willis
Kindall Charters
Charlie Tomkins
Dean Christy
Archbishop Dresser
Harrison Coe
Father Claude
Marcel Jayden Ray Commodore
Baby Jake Whallach
Jonathon Connelly
Josh Sanders
Jaina Dargatz
Young Percy Whallach
Nancy Duchaine
Sister Mary
Cameron Fraser-Monroe
Young Dr. Tim Wallach
Teya Gabriel
Young Taylor Whallach
Alexey Gammer
Father John
Rosemary Georgeson
Female Inmate
Jeff Gladstone
Roger Wells
Michael Goudge
Justice of the Peace
Dominic Greco
Pope Benedict XVI
Jenn Griffin
Barbra
Brett Harris
Dr. Dune
Nick Heffelfinger
Father Davis
Kendra Hesketh
Catholic Nun Nurse #2
Trevor Hinton
Daddy John
Benjamin Jacobson
Jewish Boy
Margo Kane
Grandma Mary Whallach
Claude Knowlton
Monsignor Louis Caron
Carter Kus
Freddie
Daryll Laboucan
Askuwheteau's Father
Wayne Lavallee
Dwayne Todd
Ava Ahn Le
Young Talia Spears
Kevin Loring
Older Jake Whallach
Allan Luna
Army Code Instructor
Mayson Marshall
Indigenous Choir Girl
Trina McDonald
Stern Guard One
Ridley Havok McLeod
Todd the Toad
Alain Mickelson
Elder
Jeremy O'Driscoll
Recruitment Officer
Valerie Oliver
Chief
Thomas Orr-Loney
James
Jayden Paul
Mike Hill
Tahmoh Penikett
Major Stevens
Lucas Penner
RCMP Constable One
Ruth Peters
Askuwheteau's Mother
Tyler Peters
Young Adam Whallach
Kwecta'mn Pierre
Teen Perseverance Spears
Nathan Plumite
Young Police Officer
Vance Potter
Father Stevens
Shannon Rattai
Sister Colette
Devin Rennie
Young David
Regan Ross
Stoney Guard
Dane Stevens
Chief of Police
Jaxon Swakum-Malloway
Joseph Wilson
John Tench
Trueman Quinn
Astrid Trueman
Bitty Tits
Corey Turner
White John
Ron Wear
Jimmy the Pimp
Jesse Zubot
Symphony Conductor
Denis Corbett
Concert goer (uncredited)
Yolanda Corbett
Concert goer (uncredited)
Tess Hunter
Tank
Ian Hawes
Police Officer
Alora Killam
Adult Choir
Lily Killam
Choir Kid
James Lafazanos
Bishop Willis (credit only)
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