French, Anishinabemowin
95 minutes
In Post-production
Today. Northern Quebec at the beginning of winter. Mani, an ambitious lawyer in her 20s, returns to her remote Indigenous community and realizes that many outdated paternalistic laws are still in force. In hopes of emancipating her people, she proposes a radical referendum to end the prohibition of alcohol. This is catastrophic for Laura, a 45-year-old bootlegger who has been smuggling illegal alcohol onto the reserve for years. Mani’s and Laura’s opposing forces quickly divide the community into two clans who must come face to face to determine the best path to independence.
Award
Best Screenplay, Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC) and Cinéfondation, 2017 Cannes Film Festival
Credits
Scriptwriters
Caroline Monnet, Daniel Watchorn
Director
Caroline Monnet
Script Consultants
Danielle Dansereau, Robert Morin, Razvan Radulescu
Cast
Pascale Bussières, Devery Jacobs, Samian, Jacques Newashish, Dominique Pétin, Joséphine Bacon, C,S, Crazy Horse
Editors
Marie-Pier Dupuis, Aube Foglia
Cinematographer
Nicolas Canniccioni
Production Designer
Louisa Schabas
Costumes
Éric Poirier
Sound
Guillaume Daoust, Jean-François B. Sauvé
Produced by
Catherine Chagnon
Executive Producer
Pierre Even
Financing
SODEC, Telefilm Canada, Fonds Harold Greenberg, Best Frient Forever, Société Radio-Canada, Super Écran
Markets
CineMart, Berlinale Co-production Market, Cinéfondation, BoostNL, Stowe Story Labs
Distribution in Canada
MK2 MILE END
Press Relations in Canada
Ixion Communications
International Sales
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