Red Snow (2019 film)

Red Snow (Gwichʼin: Zhoh Daatsik, Inuvialuktun: Kaviqhak Apun, Pashto: سره واوره) is a 2019 Canadian war drama film, written and directed by Marie Clements.^[1] The film stars Asivak Koostachin as Dylan Nadazeau, a Gwich'in soldier serving in the Canadian Army during the War in Afghanistan, who is captured by the Taliban.^[2]

Red Snow
Film poster
Directed by	Marie Clements
Written by	Marie Clements
Produced by	Marie Clements Lael McCall Michelle Morris Jonathan Tammuz
Starring	Asivak Koostachin Samuel Marty Tarun Keram Tantoo Cardinal Mozhdah Jamalzadah
Cinematography	Robert Aschmann Roger Vernon
Edited by	Jamie Alain Rafi Spivak Darryl Whetung
Music by	Wayne Lavallee
Production companies	Lily Pictures MCMedia Principia Productions Zhoh Daatsik Pictures
Release date	October 3, 2019 (2019-10-03) (VIFF)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Canada
Languages	English Gwich'in Inuvialuktun Pashto

The film's cast also includes Tantoo Cardinal, Samuel Marty, Michelle Thrush, Tarun Keram, Mozhdah Jamalzadah, Steven Cree Molison and Leela Gilday. The film was shot in 2018 in various locations in the Northwest Territories and British Columbia, including Yellowknife, Dettah, Kamloops, Whistler and Cache Creek.^[3] It includes dialogue in Gwich'in, Inuvialuktun, Pashto and English.^[4]

The film premiered at the 2019 Vancouver International Film Festival,^[1] where it won the Audience Award for Most Popular Canadian Film.^[5] It subsequently won the award for Best Canadian Feature at the Edmonton International Film Festival.