This Canadian production offers children a naive, romantic vision of the most celebrated Indian princess in history. However, history buffs, realists, and adults, beware.
Powhatan Prince Kocoum (Billy Marasty) sees the arrival of British settlers as the beginning of a prophesied third invasion. His cousin, Princess Pocahontas (Sandrine Holt), views the newcomers through more peaceful eyes. While she is instantly smitten by the sight of handsome John Smith (Miles
O'Keeffe), Kocoum is enamored by the settlers' "thundersticks."
After their arrival, some settlers fall sick, and Smith visits the Powhatans, hoping to trade rifles for medicine. Ambushed by Kocoum, ...
Released:
1995
Rated:
NR
Length:
101 mins