El manto negro (1991): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 1991, El manto negro is a drama, aventura and historia film directed by Bruce Beresford, running about 101 minutes. “In the winter of 1634, an extraordinary man began a perilous journey into the North American wilderness.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. A mediados del siglo XVII, un sacerdote jesuita francés, el padre Laforque, emprende un peligroso viaje hacia lo que luego sería conocido como el norte de Canadá, y que en esa época era una tierra salvaje dominada por los indios hurones e iroqueses. Junto a un joven local que será su intérprete, Laforque aprenderá algo sobre aquellos a quienes pretende evangelizar, poseedores de sus propios valores espirituales, y también aprenderá algo sobre esa fe interna que él veía como algo inconmovible

Who’s in it. El manto negro stars Lothaire Bluteau as Laforgue, Sandrine Holt as Annuka, August Schellenberg as Chomina and Tantoo Cardinal as Chomina's Wife, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.6/10, El manto negro has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response. It went on to earn $8.2M at the box office.

Where to watch. In Estados Unidos you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home and Google Play Movies. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch El manto negro page.

If you liked it. Fans of El manto negro tend to enjoy Cadena perpetua, El padrino, La lista de Schindler and El padrino II.