Stryker (2004 film)

Stryker is a 2004 film by Noam Gonick about gang violence in North End Winnipeg, Manitoba.[1]

This article is about the 2004 film. For the 1983 sci-fi/action film, see Stryker (1983 film).

Stryker
Directed byNoam Gonick
Written byNoam Gonick
David McIntosh
Produced byJuliette Hagopian
StarringKyle Henry
Ryan Rajendra Black
Tri Cao
Deena Fontaine
Nancy Sanderson
Brendan Canale
Kevin Cuddihy
Brent Neale
CinematographyEdward Lachman
Edited byBruce Little
Music byKarman Omeosoo
Production
companies
Wild Boars of Manitoba, in association with Telefilm Canada
Distributed byUniversal Home Video
Release dates
  • 11 September 2004 (2004-09-11) (Venice Film Festival)
  • 22 July 2005 (2005-07-22)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film follows a 14-year-old arsonist (Kyle Henry) who becomes involved in a turf war between the Indian Posse and the Asian Bomb Squad (a now-defunct Filipino gang). He is known only as Stryker, a slang term for a prospective gang member.

Music for the film was composed by Karman Omeosoo of Team Rezofficial.[2]

Plot

Running away from his reserve after burning down a church, 14-year-old Stryker (Kyle Henry) ends up in North End, Winnipeg.[3][4]

Becoming involved in a turf war, he is stuck between joining either the Indian Posse, led by an Indigenous lesbian named Mama Ceece (Deena Fontaine), recently released from jail; or the Asian Bomb Squad, a Filipino gang headed by Omar (Ryan Black), who is part-Indigenous.[3][4]

References
  1. "Sad issues and a sadder film". Toronto Star, 22 July 2005.
  2. "Hobbema's award-winning hip-hop crew strikes again". Edmonton Journal, 3 July 2005.
  3. Felperin, Leslie (29 September 2004). "Stryker". Variety. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  4. "Stryker". qa.tcm.com. Retrieved 30 July 2021.


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