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Le Dep
''Le Dep'' is a 2015 Canadian psychological drama film directed by Sonia Boileau. The film tells the story of a young Innu woman (played by Ève Ringuette) who is held at gunpoint one night while working at a convenience store in a small First Nations in Canada, First Nations community in rural Quebec. Set in a fictional Innu community, the film's dialogue is mostly in French, with some Innu language, Innu-aimun. ''Le Dep'' is the first First Nations production of Telefilm Canada's Micro-Budget program. The film's world premiere was at the 2015 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, following which the film played various festivals in Canada, the United States, and United Kingdom and had a theatrical run in Montreal. Cast *Eve Ringuette *Charles Buckell-Robertson *Yan England *Marco Collin *Robert-Pierre Côté Reception In ''Variety'', reviewer Alissa Simon found the film "an earnest but engaging social-issue drama", and commented, "its condensed framework and beaucoup dialogu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonia Boileau
Sonia Boileau is a Canadian First Nations filmmaker belonging to the Mohawk Nation of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Biography Sonia Bonspille-Boileau was raised between Oka, where her French-Canadian father hails from, and Kanesatake, the community of her Mohawk mother. Her 2010 film, ''Last Call Indian'', focuses on her personal connections to her Kanesatake, government intervention into Indigenous life, and her family's ties to the Shingwauk Indian Residential School. Boileau is bilingual, and has created, directed, and produced works in both English and French. Education Bonspille-Boileau has received an extensive and well-rounded education in multiple facets of creative performance and film production. She honed her craft and acquired her first degree in dramatic arts from College Lionel Groulx. Shortly thereafter, she attended the Université de Montreal securing a minor in film studies. From here, she continued to round out her knowledge of film production at the New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |