Ikwe (1986)

Directed by

Norma Bailey

Genre

drama, tv movie, history

Country

Canada

Runtime

58 min

Rating

4.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

In 1770, a young Ojibwa girl named Ikwe marries a Scottish fur trader in a union meant to benefit her tribe. She moves to Georgian Bay, where she faces hardship and isolation as her values clash with his customs. A dream she once had eventually comes true in a tragic way.

melancholicslow-burnintimatereflectivebleakculturally resonanttragicvisually evocative

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