Movie Review

             This movie was set in Quebec in 1634. Its main focus is the story of how the Jesuit priests
             try to civilize the untamed Indians and turn them to Christianity. The story starts off with Father
             LaForgue, along with his companion Daniel, making thier way across the treacherous mountains
             to reach the Huron mission. They have many hardships along the way, rough terrain, freezing
             weather. but those are minimal hardships compared to the savage Indinas they must protect
             themselves against. Some of the Indians believe that the "Black Robe", as they call the priests, are
             demons sent to capture thier spirits. As they are on thier way to the mission, Daniel falls in love
             with one of the Indian girls and becomes part of thier tribe. The Algonquins leave him behind on
             their way to the Huron mission, but decide to keep thier promise to Champlain and go back to get
             him. But before they reach father La Forgue, they are attacked by a group of Iroquois who kill
             alot of thier tribe. The only ones left are Father LaForgue, Daniel, Annuka(the girl daniel fell in
             love with), Chomina(the chief), and Chomina's young son, but they are taken prisoner and beaten
             brutally. Annunka comes up with a clever plan, and four of them escape and continue on towards
             the mission. Chomina fulfills his death dream and dies on the island he sees on the way, the island
             of which he has been dreaming about for a long time. In Chomina's dream, he kept seeing the
             "Black Robe walk alone", so to this tale Annunka and Daniel take Father LaForgue near the
             mission and let him go back to Annunka's people. Daniel wants to go with him, but after realizing
             all that they have done to Annunka and her people, he tells him "We have taken everything she
             has", and that Daniel must stay with her. Father LaForgue finally reaches the Huron mission to
             see an old priest almost dead, and a whole villiage suffering from a disease. Father convinces ...

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