Beans (2020)

Directed by

Tracey Deer

Genre

drama film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

14

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 28 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During the 1990 Oka Crisis, a young Mohawk girl named Beans experiences her childhood being disrupted by the conflict. The story follows her as she navigates a world that suddenly becomes dangerous and divides her community.

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What happens

Beans is a 2020 Canadian drama film directed by Mohawk-Canadian filmmaker Tracey Deer. It explores the 1990 Oka Crisis at Kanesatake, which Deer lived through as a child, through the eyes of Tekehentahkhwa (nicknamed "Beans"), a young Mohawk girl whose perspective on life is radically changed by these events. The film premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was second runner up for the People's Choice Award. It was also featured at the 2021 New York International Children's Film Festival, among others. The film won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Picture at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, along with the John Dunning Best First Feature Film Award. It was nominated for the Prix Iris for Best Screenplay at the 24th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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