Café Daughter (2023)
- Directed by
- Shelley Niro
- Country
- Canada
- Rated
- 14A
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
A young girl of mixed Cree and Chinese Canadian heritage grows up in Saskatchewan in the 1960s. After her mother dies, she stays focused on her dream of becoming a doctor.
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What happens
Café Daughter is a 2023 Canadian drama film, directed by Shelley Niro. Adapted from Kenneth T. Williams's stage play of the same name, which was itself a fictionalized account of the life of Canadian physician and senator Lillian Dyck, the film stars Violah Beauvais as Yvette Wong, a young girl of mixed Cree and Chinese Canadian ancestry growing up in Saskatchewan in the 1960s, who faces challenges after the death of her mother but remains focused on her goal of attending medical school to become a doctor. The cast also includes Star Slade, Tom Lim, Sera-Lys McArthur, Evan Lau, Billy Merasty, Blair Lamora and Demaris Moon Walker. The film was shot in Sudbury, Ontario, in 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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