Documentary · Canada · 2007 · 25m

Gene Boy Came Home

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Director
Alanis Obomsawin
Cast
Eugene Benedict as Himself
Crew
Philippe Amiguet — Director of Photography Alison Burns — Editor
Synopsis

A portrait of Eugene "Gene Boy" Benedict from Odanak Indian Reserve near Montreal, Quebec. At 17, adrift and beginning to lose his way, he accepted a dare and enlisted in the US Marines – and was sent to the frontlines of the Vietnam War. This film is the account of his two years of service and his long journey back to Odanak afterwards.

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Key Collaborators
Alanis Obomsawin Director Philippe Amiguet Director of Photography Alison Burns Editor
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