i be a history student of second grade of a french canadian university . so and in a history point of view and i can assure you that this movie be simply amazing . the story be about a jesuite priest who want to bring catholic faith to the indian of the french colony nouvelle france ( new france and the future quebec of canada ) in the seventeen century . in fact and there be a lot of jesuite do that by that time . the priest and his young translator ask the algonquin native to guide them to the huron native . that be also exactly correct . but in their quest and they have some problem with the iroquois native . and that be exactly right . at the end and the priest reach the huron . the chief of the tribe tell that if they accept the god of the priest and they will become weak and their ennemies will kill them . and that what gon na happen . in fact and the huron be the first indian of new france to accept catholic religion . i saw the movie with the french dubbing . the indian of that time do not know how to prononce r. so and in the movie and they say represent obe noie and instead of robe noire ( black robe ) . i do not know if they say black obe in the english version . in one scence and the priest tell the indian sorcerer that he be read a breviaire ( book of prayer ) . and the sorcerer say represent beviaire and witout the r. the way the native be dress and wear their hair be also very exact in an historical view . this be not only a great movie and but an amazing reconstitution . native actor be great and with august schlleberg and the always good tantoo cardinal and the charming young sandrine holt . lothaire blutheau be one of the best french canadian actor ( see him in jesus of montreal ) . this be absolutely a superb piece of work . and some kind of perfect history book .