Windigo (film)

Windigo is a Canadian dramatic film directed by Robert Morin and released in 1994. The screenplay was based, in part, on Joseph Conrad's novel Heart of Darkness.

Plot
The film centres on a First Nations group in rural northern Quebec who have declared independence from Canada, and a journalist from Montreal who travels to their territory to cover the story.

Cast
The cast includes Donald Morin, Guy Nadon, Yvon Leroux, Richard Kistabish and Serge Houde.

Release and reception
The film premiered at the 1994 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received an honorable mention from the jury for the Best Canadian Film award. It was commercially released in November 1994.

The film was one of six finalists for the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois's Prix L.-E. Ouimet-Molson in 1995.