Kuessipan

Kuessipan is a Canadian drama film, directed by Myriam Verreault and released in 2019. An adaptation of Naomi Fontaine's eponymous novel, the script was co-written by Fontaine and Verreault. Its plot centres on Mikuan (Sharon Fontaine-Ishpatao) and Shaniss (Yamie Grégoire), two young Innu women in Uashat-Maliotenam, whose friendship is strained when Mikuan falls in love with a white man (Étienne Galloy) and plans to move away.

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Two childhood friends from the same Quebec Innu community begin to realize that they face very different futures.

Released: 2019-10-04117 minDir: Myriam VerreaultDrama

Cast

Sharon Ishpatao Fontaine as Mikuan Vollant
Yamie Grégoire as Shaniss Jourdain
Étienne Galloy as Francis
Cédrick Ambroise as Metshu Vollant
Caroline Vachon as Louise Vollant
Mike Innu Papu Mckenzie as Claude Vollant

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Published: 2019

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The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival and was a critical success, garnering praise for its cast and portrayal of Indigenous lives. Its theatrical release on October 4, 2019.