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The White Dawn is a 1974 Canadian-American drama film directed by Philip Kaufman and starring Warren Oates, Timothy Bottoms, and Louis Gossett Jr. It portrays the conflict between aboriginal peoples' traditional way of life and Europeans' eagerness to take advantage of them.
Feb 15, 2018 · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_White_Dawn
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White Dawn takes us to the other side of the world to tell a story of a group of Americans sailors who slowly corrupt the isolated Inuit community that has rescued them.
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- Philip Kaufman
- PG
- Adventure
Based on a true story, The White Dawn follows three men who survive a whaling shipwreck and are adopted by an Eskimo tribe in 1896. The film explores their cultural clash and their struggles to survive in the harsh environment.
Three white men stranded in the Canadian Arctic are rescued and adopted by an Eskimo tribe, but their presence causes conflicts. The film is based on a true story and features real Inuit actors speaking their native language.
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- Philip Kaufman
The White Dawn: Directed by Philip Kaufman. With Warren Oates, Timothy Bottoms, Louis Gossett Jr., Joanasie Salamonie. In 1896, three survivors of a whaling ship-wreck in the Canadian Arctic are saved and adopted by an Eskimo tribe but frictions arise when the three start misbehaving.
In 1896, three whalers are stranded in the Arctic North Canada and seek refuge with an Eskimo tribe. Gradually they gain control with the Eskimo village and introduce gambling, booze, theft and their special variation of sex. In the beginning, the Eskimos accept it but slowly the cultural...
