Restless River (2019)

Directed by

Madeline Ivalu, Marie-Hélène Cousineau

Genre

drama

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 39m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Inuk woman in 1940s Quebec becomes a single mother after being assaulted by an American soldier. She relies on her inner strength and support from her grandmother to navigate the hardships of her small Arctic community.

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What happens

Restless River (French: La rivière sans repos) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Marie-Hélène Cousineau and Madeline Ivalu and released in 2019. An adaptation of Gabrielle Roy's 1970 novel Windflower (La rivière sans repos), the film stars Malaya Qaunirq Chapman as Elsa, a young Inuk woman in Kuujjuaq, Quebec in the 1940s who becomes a mother after being raped by an American soldier stationed at the town's military base, but whose resilience and strength carry her through her difficult circumstances. The film's cast also includes Magalie Lépine-Blondeau, Patrick Hivon, Mark Antony Krupa, Tobie Pelletier, Taqraliq Partridge, Nick Serino, Etua Snowball and Matthew York. Ivalu also appears in a supporting role as Elsa's grandmother. The film premiered on October 12, 2019 at the Festival du nouveau cinéma. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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