Johnny Tootall is a 2005 television film written and directed by Shirley Cheechoo. The film stars Adam Beach as the titular Johnny Tootall, a young First Nations man who joins the Canadian army to fight in the Bosnian War, in a bid to avoid the responsibility of taking on the role of hereditary chief of his community.
Johnny Tootall (2005)
Directed by Shirley Cheechoo
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Themes
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2005 TV Movie, Bosnian War, Canadian Army, Community Responsibility, Cultural Duty, First Nations, Hereditary Chief, Heritage, Indigenous, Military Service, War
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Filming Location: British Columbia, shot in Columbia
Narrative Location: set in Canada
Narrative Location: set in Canada
Alternate Titles
Johnny Tootall
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