It's the 17th century, and Native American Squanto roams free in the New World until he's captured by visiting sailors who take him back to England. Monk Brother Daniel teaches him social customs, but other Englishmen aren't as kind. Squanto becomes the unwilling star of performances that highlight his fighting skills, but he eventually engineers a return trip to America. He finds that his home has changed forever, and he must chart a new path for his people.
Acting
Adam Beach's intense committed performance elevates the material.
Production
Bizarre choice to shoot in South Carolina for New England vibes.
Director
Xavier Koller
Adam Beach
Squanto
Irene Bedard
Nakooma
Eric Schweig
Epenow
Michael Gambon
Sir George
Nathaniel Parker
Thomas Dermer
Alex Norton
Harding
Mark Margolis
Captain Hunt
Julian Richings
Sir George's Servant
Mandy Patinkin
Brother Daniel
Donal Donnelly
Brother Paul
Stuart Pankin
Brother Timothy
Paul Klementowicz
Brother James
Bray Poor
Dr, Fuller
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adam Beach and Irene Bedard would later play love interests again in Smoke Signals (1998), becoming iconic Native cinema figures.
The real Squanto already spoke English when the Pilgrims arrived because he'd been previously enslaved and taken to Spain—this film omits that entire earlier captivity.
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