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Trial at Fortitude Bay 1994 Directed by Vic Sarin

Defence attorney Gina Antonelli is sent to an Arctic village to defend 19 year-old Pauloosie, accused of committing a violent crime. Her rival, prosecutor Daniel Metz seeks the maximum sentence possible under Canadian law, but Gina comes to understand the reasons why the Inuits own justice system has worked for thousands of years. Pauloosie is caught between two rivaling justice systems, and his acceptance of guilt according to the Inuit system, will lead to imprisonment according to the Canadian system.

Country Canada
Production Country Canada
Language English
Spoken Language English
Release Date 1 January 1994
96 mins
Cast
Lolita Davidovich Gina Antonelli
Henry Czerny Daniel Metz
Raoul Max Trujillo Simon Amituq
Marcel Sabourin Judge Jean Lamberts
Robert Ito Methusala
Paul Gordon Pauloosie
David Lawrence Brown Cpl. Anderchuk (as David Brown)
Rosalind Machmer Nuna (as Rose Machmer)
Tanya Enook Natsiq
Leetia Riddell Susan Potsiulik
Paula Kaye Video Woman (as Paula Kozakewich)
Nancy Jane Drake Maggie Sawyer (as Nancy Drake)
Barbara Gordon Josephine Kant
Joshua Kango Bingo Announcer
Paula Kozakewich Video Woman
Tracey McCorrister Court Stenographer
Rick McNair Big Bob
Jukeepa Nauyuk Peepeelee
James Nicholson Court Clerk
Gary Phillip Taxi Driver
Kanayak Salomonie Rachel Opikoochoo
Paul Stynyk Video Man
Peter Williamson Jonah Samisa
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