Kuessipan (2019)

Directed by

Myriam Verreault

Genre

drama film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 57m

Rated

U

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 31 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two young Innu women in a Quebec reserve face their friendship changing when one falls in love with a white man and decides to leave home.

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What happens

Kuessipan is a Canadian drama film, directed by Myriam Verreault and released in 2019. An adaptation of Naomi Fontaine's eponymous novel, the script was co-written by Fontaine and Verreault. Its plot centres on Mikuan (Sharon Fontaine-Ishpatao) and Shaniss (Yamie Grégoire), two young Innu women in Uashat-Maliotenam, whose friendship is strained when Mikuan falls in love with a white man (Étienne Galloy) and plans to move away. The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival and was a critical success, garnering praise for its cast and portrayal of Indigenous lives. Its theatrical release on October 4, 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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