Blood Lines (2025)

Directed by

Gail Maurice

Genre

romantic drama film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 29m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Métis storyteller and store clerk reconnects with her estranged mother while starting a romance with a woman searching for her biological family. The story leads to a shocking discovery in their community.

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What happens

Blood Lines is a 2025 Canadian romantic drama film, directed by Gail Maurice. The film stars Dana Solomon as Beatrice, a Métis storyteller and store clerk whose life is upended when she is encouraged to reconcile with her estranged mother Leonore (Maurice) after many years of no contact, at the same time as being drawn into a romance with Chani (Derica Lafrance), a woman who arrives in their community looking for her biological family, leading to a shocking discovery. The cast also includes Mélanie Bray, Bertha Durocher, Maggie Maurice, Mary Burnouf, Tamara Podemski, David Webster, Michaela Washburn and Ryan G. Hinds. The film includes dialogue in both Michif and English. The film premiered in the Centrepiece program at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, and went into commercial release in June 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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