Wato — When All the Leaves Are Gone Character Profile

About Wato

The protagonist and young First Nations girl who serves as the narrative's focal point. As the only Indigenous student in a 1940s all-white school, she endures anti-Indigenous prejudice while finding solace and resilience in her dream world. Her experiences dramatize the director's own childhood.

Wato — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Rosalie Dumas

Appears in

When All the Leaves Are Gone (2010)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (1)

• Wato — Social Classmate — Student (Daphnée Vincent)

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More characters from When All the Leaves Are Gone

• Mother (Marie-Josée Corneau)
• Student (Justine Rolland)
• Student (Daphnée Vincent)
• Old Aunt (Margie Hoff)