Rocks at Whiskey Trench (2000)
- Directed by
- Alanis Obomsawin
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary covers the 1990 Oka Crisis blockade at the Honoré Mercier Bridge. It shows Mohawk women and children being evacuated and then attacked by rock throwers.
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What happens
Rocks at Whiskey Trench (French: Pluie de pierres à Whiskey Trench) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Alanis Obomsawin and released in 2000. The film centres on the Honoré Mercier Bridge blockade of 1990 during the Oka Crisis, focusing in particular on the incident when a group of Mohawk women and children from Kahnawake, in the process of being evacuated from the community due to fears of a Canadian Forces occupation, were violently pelted with rocks as they crossed into Montreal. A National Film Board of Canada production, it was released in both English and French versions. The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 21st Genie Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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