French, Anishinabemowin
81 minutes
2021
Mani, a master’s student, returns to the remote place in northern Quebec where she grew up. Her painful past resurfaces. Resolved to reintegrate into her former home, she gets involved in the debate around a referendum on allowing the free sale of alcohol. Laura, a bootlegger, pockets the profits she makes there under the protection of the band council and her partner Raymond. The latter is still angry with Mani, whom he holds responsible for the death of his daughter in a fire. Two radically opposed women divide the community into two sides who face each other to determine the best path to independence.
Festival and Award
50th Festival du nouveau cinéma (FNC) – Opening Film 2021
2021 Vancouver International Film Festival – Emerging Canadian Filmmaker Award
2021 imagineNATIVE – Best Dramatic Film Award
2017 Cannes Film Festival – Best Screenplay CNC & Cinéfondation
Credits
Scriptwriters
Caroline Monnet, Daniel Watchorn
Director
Caroline Monnet
Script Consultants
Danielle Dansereau, Robert Morin
Cast
Pascale Bussières, Devery Jacobs, Samian, Jacques Newashish, Dominique Pétin, Joséphine Bacon, C,S, Gilbert Crazy Horse, Brigitte Poupart, Charles Bender
Editing
Aube Foglia
Cinematography
Nicolas Canniccioni
Production Designer
Louisa Schabas
Costumes
Éric Poirier
Sound
Stéphane Barsalou, Guillaume Daoust, Jean-François B. Sauvé, Bernard Gariepy Strobl
Original Score
Jean Martin, Tanya Tagaq
Produced by
Catherine Chagnon
Executive Producer
Pierre Even
Associate Producer
Sheldon McGregor
Production
Microclimat Films
Financing
SODEC, Telefilm Canada, Fonds Harold Greenberg
In Association with
Best Friend Forever
In Collaboration with
Canadian Broadcast Corporation, Super Écran
Markets
CineMart, Berlinale Co-production Market, Cinéfondation, BoostNL, Stowe Story Labs, First Cut Lab FNC, First Look USA
Distribution in Canada
MK2 MILE END
Press Relations in Canada
Ixion Communications / MingoTwo
International Sales
Best Friend Forever
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