Director: Chloé Leriche
Writer: Chloé Leriche
Stars: Rykko Bellemare, Kwena Bellemare-Boivin, Jacques Newashish
Review by Gilbert Seah
Things have not gone right, are still not going right and are going to get worse for a young adult Atikamekw man in the First Nations reserve of Manawan in Quebec. When the film opens, his girlfriend has left him, with him trying to win her back, unsuccessfully. Shawnouk (Rykko Bellemare) smokes up daily, is jobless and leaves a meaningless life with with his sister, mother and mother’s boyfriend, who happens to be an indigenous cop. Things get worse, when he accidentally kills his crime partner after a botched burglary.
When things have gone this badly, it can only get better. But this story of Shawnouk’s redemption shows that redemption does not come easy. It comes with humility, diligence and a self-discovery experience. All these issues make a heated subject for a super…
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