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Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child

Alanis Obomsawin

1986 • 29m

This short documentary is a moving tribute to Richard Cardinal, a Métis adolescent who committed suicide in 1984. Taken from his home at the age of 4 due to family problems, he spent the rest of his 1...

Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child

Cast

Cory SwanRichard as a Young Boy

Pauline KerikSocial Worker

Betty SmithFoster Mother

Leslie MillerFoster Father

Crew

Alanis Obomsawin

Alanis ObomsawinDirector

Andrée Lachapelle

Andrée LachapelleProduction Coordinator

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