Black Robe
“In the winter of 1634, an extraordinary man began a perilous journey into the North American wilderness.”
AdventureDramaHistory
Missionary Father LaForgue travels to the New World in hopes of converting Algonquin Indians to Catholicism. Accepted, though warily, by the Indians, LaForgue travels with the Indians using his strict Catholic rules and ideals to try and impose his religion.
VIBE
A stark, unforgiving journey through a brutal 17th-century wilderness. It's a contemplative, unflinching look at faith tested against raw survival and the clash of cultures. The mood is austere and somber, demanding patience but rewarding with profound, often harsh, insight.
austerebrutalcontemplativesomberunflinchingslow-burnperiod dramagritty realismarthousehistorical epicfaithcultural clashsurvivalcolonialism
quebecwildernessnative americanjourneyjesuits (society of jesus)17th centuryalgonquin indian
