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Kuessipan
Sign in to saveKuessipan 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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6.5Two childhood friends from the same Quebec Innu community begin to realize that they face very different futures.
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
Themes
- friendship
- quebec
- female friendship
- innu
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Ratings
IMDb
7.2/10
941 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
- Year
- 2019
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Rated
- G
- Awards
- 10 wins & 14 nominations
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Plot
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- Development
- Casting
- Filming
- Release
- Reception
- Awards and nominations
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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.
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.
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