''Angelique's Isle'' is a 2018 Canadian historical drama film, directed by Marie-Hélène Cousineau and Michelle Derosier. Based on a true story set in 1845, the film stars

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as Angelique Mott, an

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woman who accompanies her

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husband Charlie ( Charlie Carrick) on an expedition to search for potential mining sites during the Copper Rush, only for the couple to be abandoned on an island in

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and forced to survive the harsh winter on their own. The film's cast also includes

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, Brendt Thomas Diabo, Greg Tremblay, Anthony Roch and Dennis Dubinsky. The film premiered at the Atlantic Film Festival in September 2018, before going into commercial release in 2019. It won three awards at the 2018 American Indian Film Festival, for Best Film, Best Actress (Jones) and Best Supporting Actress (Cardinal)."North Bay filmmaker proud to showcase feature film at home"
''

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'', November 15, 2018.

Cast

as Cyrus Mendenhall *Brendt Thomas Diabo as Rene Cadotte * Charlie Carrick as Charlie Mott *Dennis Dubinsky as Minister *Greg Tremblay as Antoine Mott *Gabe Ferrazzo as Priest *

as Angelique Mott *

as Green Thunderbird Woman *

as Mackay

References

External links

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