Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child(1986)

🎬29 min
📅1986-01-01
🎭Documentary

Overview

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 17 short years moving in and out of 28 foster homes, group homes and shelters in Alberta. A sensitive, articulate young man, Richard Cardinal left behind a diary upon which this film is based.

Production

ONF | NFB

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Cast

Cory Swan
as Richard as a Young Boy
Pauline Kerik
as Social Worker
Betty Smith
as Foster Mother
Leslie Miller
as Foster Father