Making a Killing
A confrontational Canadian documentary investigates an alleged transfer of public wealth, land, and political power to indigenous tribes.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- serious
- confrontational
- provocative
- documentary night
- civic discussion
What critics said
Available audience rating data is favorable, but no substantive professional critical consensus is provided.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The premise explicitly links the taking of wealth, land, and power from the Canadian public to benefits received by indigenous tribes.
The film presents a large-scale scandal in which public wealth and land are allegedly redirected away from ordinary Canadians.
The documentary's central controversy concerns the transfer of land, wealth, and power in relation to indigenous tribes.
The overview describes the film as exposing a massive scandal rather than observing a personal story or neutral social process.
Films like Making a Killing, and why
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Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance
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Movie Details
- Director
- Tim Thielmann
- Release Date
- 2025-12-02
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Rating
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
Cast
- Dallas Brodie
Common questions
- What is Making a Killing about?
- A confrontational Canadian documentary investigates an alleged transfer of public wealth, land, and political power to indigenous tribes.
- What is Making a Killing like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Making a Killing as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Making a Killing violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Making a Killing.
- What did critics think of Making a Killing?
- Available audience rating data is favorable, but no substantive professional critical consensus is provided.
- Which films are like Making a Killing?
- Films with a similar feel include The Corporation, 13th, and Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance.
- How long is Making a Killing?
- Making a Killing runs 81 minutes.
