Portraits from a Fire

Portraits from a Fire

2021•1h 32m•6.0/10

DramaComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.0/10(2)

An Indigenous teenage boy fights through distorting realities as a family secret unravels.

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Production

Ammo Content

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Nathaniel Arcand

Nathaniel Arcand

Gord

Asivak Koostachin

Asivak Koostachin

Aaron

William Lulua

Tyler

Sammy Stump

Sammy

Pauline Bob-King

Trish

Melanie Bobby

Isobel

Leighton Bingham

Baby Aaron

Kacin Hance

Baby Tyler

Crystal Harry

Crystal

Kelly William

Kelly William

Fire Fighter #1

Travis Stump

Fire Fighter #2

Dakota Hance

Fire Fighter #3

Eric Fogarty

Drinking Man #1

Hagen O. Sulin

Drinking Man #2

Sherman Mack

Puking Man

Shazzay Stump

Kid #1

Jentara Charlieboy

Kid #2

Meshoney Stump

Kid #3

Meagan Howard-Gibbon

Meagan

Barb Mack

Haya

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