Meadowlarks(2025)
Five indigenous siblings, taken away as children, given to white families. Fifty years later, they have found each other.
The film tells the story of four Cree siblings, Connie, Marianne, Gwen, and Anthony, separated as babies through Canada’s notorious Sixties Scoop, which saw indigenous children taken from their homes to be adopted by white families. Excited and curious, but also scared and afraid of rejection, they agree to meet for the first time over a holiday weekend in the mountains of Banff.
Movie: Meadowlarks
Top 7 Billed Cast
Anthony
Connie
Marianne
Gwen
Young Man
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