| Windigo | |
| Director: | Robert Morin |
| Producer: | Nicole Robert |
| Based On: | Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad |
| Starring: | Donald Morin Guy Nadon Yvon Leroux Richard Kistabish Serge Houde |
| Music: | Bertrand Chénier |
| Cinematography: | James Gray Jean-Pierre St-Louis |
| Editing: | Lorraine Dufour |
| Studio: | Lux Films |
| Distributor: | Allegro Films Distribution |
| Runtime: | 97 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | French |
Windigo is a Canadian dramatic film directed by Robert Morin and released in 1994.[1] The screenplay was based, in part, on Joseph Conrad's novel Heart of Darkness.
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.[2]
The cast includes Donald Morin, Guy Nadon, Yvon Leroux, Richard Kistabish and Serge Houde.
The film premiered at the 1994 Toronto International Film Festival,[3] where it received an honorable mention from the jury for the Best Canadian Film award.[4] It was commercially released in November 1994.[1]
The film was one of six finalists for the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois's Prix L.-E. Ouimet-Molson in 1995.[5]