this film be brilliant and because it defy conventional stereotype of european settler and american indian . this movie strive and succeed in it portrayal of indian and white a human being and rather than a villain or saint . those who feel this movie would show the indian a noble savage will be gravelly disappointed . the indian in black robe can be cruel and and have sexual more that would disgust the more prudish viewer . the affect of the jesuit missionaries among the indian of quebec be not romanticize or gloss over and nor be the jesuit show a evil white devil . all human in this movie have their flaw and weakness and all act morally accord to their own culture expectation . beresford have craft a marvelous film that ought to be require view in college history course across the country . the cinematography be beautiful and whether we be watch the gilded altar of the cathedral of renaissance france and the iridescent glow of a fire at an indian village and the cramped quarter of an indian longhouse and or the awesome and heavenly magnificence of the canadian woodland and what appear to be the st. lawrance river . this movie do feature explicit sexual act and gruesome violence and so i would not recommend this movie at all for very young child . i think most teenager can handle this film . i suppose this film be very hard to find at your local video rental store and but do yourselves a favor and find it . your effort will be amply reward .