Story
A declaration of love to Quebec‘s Innu community: the adaptation of the eponymous novel is a humorous and moving coming-of-age story between the traditional and the modern. Mikuan and Shaniss are growing up together in a Innu community in Quebec. The girls have been best friends for ever and sworn to always be there for one another. But with puberty come the problems and the first love. Mikuan would like to free herself from the shackles of her origin and dreams of a life outside the reservation – of education and her boyfriend. The friendship suffers, as does the relationship between Mikuan to her family.
Director
MYRIAM VERREAULT (*1979) studied journalism, history and film and works as a director, screenplay writer, producer and editor. After her well-received debut West of Pluto (2019) Kuessipan is her second film.Trailer
Info
Kuessipan
Fiction Feature
French, English, Innu
Voilà! | FF2020
Canada
2019
117 min
OV with English subtitles
Myriam Verreault
Naomi Fontaine, Myriam Verreault
Sharon Ishpatao Fontaine, Yamie Grégoire, Étienne Galloy, Cédrick Ambroise, Mike Innu Papu Mckenzie, Brigitte Poupart
Félize Frappier
Nicolas Canniccioni
Frédéric Cloutier, Stephen De Oliveira
Amélie Labrèche, Sophie Leblond, Myriam Verreault
Louis-Jean Cormier
Joëlle Péloquin
Marjolayne Desrosiers, Laurie-Anne Viens
Be For Films
Max Films Media
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