Sugarcane

Sugarcane

Directed by Emily Kassie, Julian Brave NoiseCat

Produced by Impact Partners, Fit Via Vi

2024107 min7.0 / 10

A grave investigative documentary that confronts systemic child abuse and cultural genocide within Canada's residential school system, demanding accountability and reckoning.

An investigation into abuse and missing children at an Indian residential school in Canada ignites a reckoning on the nearby Sugarcane Reserve.

Questions people ask

  • Is Sugarcane sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Is Sugarcane easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does Sugarcane end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Sugarcane scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Sugarcane violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

71/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity83

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise59

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Sugarcane

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Sugarcane

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Sugarcane, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Sugarcane, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Sugarcane, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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