Full of gentle warmth and humour, and with an upbeat reggae score, this feature from the NFB's Alternative Drama program provides an intimate look at the lives of four Black teenagers in Montréal. Some of the issues examined include poverty, teenage pregnancy, racism, and the importance of having a community.
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Patricia Dillon-Moore as Pat
John N. Smith Director
Canada 28 August 1986
United States 01 January 1987
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Trailer for Sitting in Limbo part of the REEL CANADA catalogue of Canadian films.
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08 August 1986
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17 March 1986
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15 November 1986
Two young survivors of a wagon-train massacre battle horse thieves as they take a prize stallion through Utah.
08 August 1986
The Autobots must stop a colossal planet-consuming robot who goes after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership.
27 March 1986
Maria since childhood was directed by her father to become a nun. As a result of her father's cultivation of a rigid appreciation, Maria always feels awkward, including the delinquency that is common for a girl.
18 July 1986
Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years.
20 November 1986
On March 16, 1978, far-left terrorists of the Red Brigades kidnap Aldo Moro, leader of the Christian Democracy, the ruling party in Italy since the end of WWII.
01 January 1986
A stray dog tries to find suitable boss in a newly-built city resort.
19 December 1986
As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
01 August 1986
A scientific experiment unknowingly brings extraterrestrial life forms to the Earth through a laser beam.
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