A new kind of heist movie is hitting the big screen this month, starring notable names like Graham Greene, Tricia Helfer and Ashley Callingbull.
It’s not cash or jewels the crew is after, but instead sacred artifacts belonging to the fictional Moquohat Nation that a museum plans to ship overseas.
Filmed in Duncan, B.C., on the traditional territory of the Cowichan Tribes, The Great Salish Heist, which has a strong Indigenous cast, is based on archaeological work producer Harold Joe has been involved with for the Cowichan and neighbouring nations, helping repatriate items stolen from First Nations.
He, along with writer Sophie Underwood, came up with
