Empire of Dirt
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Empire of Dirt (Blu-ray)
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DVD-R Details
- Run Time: 1 hours, 40 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
- Released: June 6, 2017
- Originally Released: 2013
- Label: Synergetic Entertainment
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Cara Gee, Jennifer Podemski & Luke Kirby | |
Directed by | Peter Stebbings |
Entertainment Reviews:
60%
TOMATOMETER
Total Count: 5
Empire of Dirt is a too-neatly structured look at a couple of First Nations mother-daughter pairs coping with traumas both fresh and ancestral, whose descent into Canadian storytelling clichés is so pronounced.
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Cinema Scope
Rating: 3/4 --
Empire of Dirt is a simple family drama, but well crafted to fit the story it wants to tell.
National Post
Rating: 2/4 --
...ultimately most successful as a showcase for Gee's thoroughly impressive turn as the central character.
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Reel Film Reviews
Rating: 3/5 --
[A] well-intentioned and finely crafted drama that explores the legacy of the love deficit created by white government intervention in First Nations communities via residential schools.
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Canada.com
Rating: 2.5/4 --
Empire of Dirt tells a traditional mothers-and-daughters story in a new way by making their Cree heritage and the role it has in their lives and relationships the true heart of the drama.
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Toronto Star
Description by OLDIES.com:
Going home was never an option for single mother Lena Mahikan. But when her 13-year-old daughter overdoses in the streets of Toronto, she is forced to return home to her estranged mother and face a life-long legacy of shame and resentment.
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Product Info
- Sales Rank: 67,495
- UPC: 818522017440
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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