Gene Boy Came Home

2007
6.1| 0h25m| en| More Info
Released: 01 August 2007
Producted By: ONF | NFB
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Official Website: http//www.nfb.ca/film/gene_boy_came_home
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A portrait of Eugene "Gene Boy" (pronounced Genie Boy) Benedict, from Odanak Indian Reserve (near Montreal, Quebec). At 17, adrift and beginning to lose his way, he accepted a dare and enlisted in the US Marines and was sent to the frontlines of the Vietnam War. This film is the account of his 2 years of service and his long journey back to Odanak afterwards.

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