---
title: 'Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance (1993)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alanis Obomsawin'
released: '1993-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 119
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/kanehsatake-270-years-of-resistance-1993'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107305/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance (1993)

1993 · 119 min · Documentary · Canada


## Synopsis

Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance is a 1993 feature-length documentary film by Alanis Obomsawin, highlighting the events of the 1990 Oka Crisis. Obomsawin documents the events of The Siege of Kanehsatake over 78 days, capturing a rare perspective of an important turning point in Canadian history. Produced by the National Film Board of Canada, the film won 18 Canadian and international awards, including the Distinguished Documentary Achievement Award from the International Documentary Association and the CITY TV Award for Best Canadian Feature Film from the Toronto Festival of Festivals.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alanis Obomsawin](https://cinepixo.com/people/alanis-obomsawin)
- **Screenplay:** [Alanis Obomsawin](https://cinepixo.com/people/alanis-obomsawin)
- **Producer:** [Alanis Obomsawin](https://cinepixo.com/people/alanis-obomsawin), [Jacques Vallée](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-vallee), [Wolf Koenig](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolf-koenig)
- **Director of Photography:** [François Brault](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-brault), [Jean-Claude Labrecque](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-claude-labrecque)
- **Editor:** [Yurij Luhovy](https://cinepixo.com/people/yurij-luhovy)

## Cast

- [Alanis Obomsawin](https://cinepixo.com/people/alanis-obomsawin)

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