Run, Broken Yet Brave

– RUN, is the story of Ashley, a sixteen-year old teenager with a chip on her shoulder. She is sent by..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 33 Minutes
Release Year:
2009
Run, Broken Yet Brave (2009)

RUN, is the story of Ashley, a sixteen-year old teenager with a chip on her shoulder. She is sent by her mom to spend a month of her summer holidays with her grandparents on the family farm. While there she develops a love-hate relationship with her grandfather Joseph, a full- blooded Cree Indian who stresses rules and respect. Slowly her grandfather introduces her to traditions he learned on the reserve as a boy. All seems well until Ashley finds a picture album from the attic and begins asking questions, questions that reveal a secret that threatens to tear the family apart. In the end the story is about redemptive love and the power of forgiveness woven into the traditions of First Nations culture.

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Release Date:

11 Mar 2010

Director:

Tom Simes

Writer:

Chris Funk (screenplay), Tom Simes (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Ariel Yurach, Joseph Naytowhow, Julie Janzen, Krystle Pederson

Plot:

RUN, is the story of Ashley, a sixteen-year old teenager with a chip on her shoulder. She is sent by her mom to spend a month of her summer holidays with her grandparents on the family farm. While there she develops a love-hate relationship with her grandfather Joseph, a full- blooded Cree Indian who stresses rules and respect. Slowly her grandfather introduces her to traditions he learned on the reserve as a boy. All seems well until Ashley finds a picture album from the attic and begins asking questions, questions that reveal a secret that threatens to tear the family apart. In the end the story is about redemptive love and the power of forgiveness woven into the traditions of First Nations culture.

Production:

Vivendi Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.6/10