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Kuessipan

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

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Myriam Verreault

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10 wins & 14 nominations

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They sent her to her aunt in Maliotenam. - Kuessipan

They sent her to her aunt in Maliotenam.

But I've called you neshim, - Kuessipan

But I've called you neshim,

We have nothing in common,
nothing to talk about. - Kuessipan

We have nothing in common, nothing to talk about.

I'd like a water
and a vodka cranberry, please. - Kuessipan

I'd like a water and a vodka cranberry, please.

I gotta tell you,
'cause it's kinda dumb, but... - Kuessipan

I gotta tell you, 'cause it's kinda dumb, but...

So I have to kiss a girl in your gang
before the end of the night. - Kuessipan

So I have to kiss a girl in your gang before the end of the ...

What's with you?
Who are you calling a savage? - Kuessipan

What's with you? Who are you calling a savage?

You're not going to party with Shaniss
every night. - Kuessipan

You're not going to party with Shaniss every night.

You know that our community
has been offered a billion dollars - Kuessipan

You know that our community has been offered a billion dolla...

I'm for. But maybe for $3 billion,
not $1 billion. - Kuessipan

I'm for. But maybe for $3 billion, not $1 billion.

Yeah, but the community
gets tons of money. Tons. - Kuessipan

Yeah, but the community gets tons of money. Tons.

The scar will be there forever, - Kuessipan

The scar will be there forever,

I'd like my kids to know, too, - Kuessipan

I'd like my kids to know, too,

It would be tough for the elders,
losing the land - Kuessipan

It would be tough for the elders, losing the land

And hunting and fishing are sacred to us.
It's our tradition. - Kuessipan

And hunting and fishing are sacred to us. It's our trad...

We don't need to hunt or fish now.
Before it was for survival. - Kuessipan

We don't need to hunt or fish now. Before it was for su...

Sure we have supermarkets, - Kuessipan

Sure we have supermarkets,

So you'd give up our entire culture
for supermarket food? - Kuessipan

So you'd give up our entire culture for supermarket foo...

You say that, but ironically,
you love the comfort of your home, - Kuessipan

You say that, but ironically, you love the comfort of your h...

After six months in the bush,
you'd miss all that. - Kuessipan

After six months in the bush, you'd miss all that.

With technology today,
things have gotten so messed up. - Kuessipan

With technology today, things have gotten so messed up.

I think the problem's
about finding a balance - Kuessipan

I think the problem's about finding a balance

Japan's managed
to keep its traditions alive - Kuessipan

Japan's managed to keep its traditions alive

Do you agree to let foreigners
exploit our mines? - Kuessipan

Do you agree to let foreigners exploit our mines?

I'll pass out the application forms - Kuessipan

I'll pass out the application forms

The rutted, dusty ones, - Kuessipan

The rutted, dusty ones,

Paved roads, - Kuessipan

Roads that fall apart, - Kuessipan

Roads that fall apart,

For our first text,
we'll listen to a song. - Kuessipan

For our first text, we'll listen to a song.

You'll have 15 minutes, - Kuessipan

You'll have 15 minutes,

It can be prose, a story, - Kuessipan

It can be prose, a story,

A bird, a vulture high above - Kuessipan

A bird, a vulture high above

No, it's just, - Kuessipan

It's like they don't mix with,
like, us, the... - Kuessipan

It's like they don't mix with, like, us, the...

Well, yeah.
I'm writing songs for my future band. - Kuessipan

Well, yeah. I'm writing songs for my future band.

So I'm missing a bass player, a drummer, - Kuessipan

So I'm missing a bass player, a drummer,

OK, and you were going to walk there? - Kuessipan

OK, and you were going to walk there?

Hey, I'm really sorry - Kuessipan

Hey, I'm really sorry

It is decreed that from now on - Kuessipan

It is decreed that from now on

It is decreed that the greatest pain
has been and always will be - Kuessipan

It is decreed that the greatest pain has been and always wil...

You have to give me your number, then. - Kuessipan

You have to give me your number, then.

We're investigating an assault
that you witnessed. - Kuessipan

We're investigating an assault that you witnessed.

- We heard he lives here.
- Whoever told you is wrong. - Kuessipan

- We heard he lives here. - Whoever told you is wrong.

This is an Indian Reserve.
You can't be here. - Kuessipan

This is an Indian Reserve. You can't be here.

He was dissing us, a lame-ass fighter.
That should be illegal! - Kuessipan

He was dissing us, a lame-ass fighter. That should be illega...

Are you going to charge me
for excess weight? - Kuessipan

Are you going to charge me for excess weight?

You'll mooch off of them, as usual. - Kuessipan

You'll mooch off of them, as usual.

You'd have to pay me more - Kuessipan

You'd have to pay me more

You sure aren't picky
if you're with a guy like Greg. - Kuessipan

You sure aren't picky if you're with a guy like Gr...

I once saw a rabid squirrel with Dad.
You scram. - Kuessipan

I once saw a rabid squirrel with Dad. You scram.

No, I know it sucks at your aunt's.
But... - Kuessipan

No, I know it sucks at your aunt's. But...

Facing the stove, - Kuessipan

Facing the stove,

When you cough
you get even more stoned. - Kuessipan

When you cough you get even more stoned.

I told you to order out,
not burn down the house! - Kuessipan

I told you to order out, not burn down the house!

Clean this up fast.
Your dad needs the floor. - Kuessipan

Clean this up fast. Your dad needs the floor.

A sandy bay, covered in snow
six months a year. - Kuessipan

A sandy bay, covered in snow six months a year.

The houses are rectangular, - Kuessipan

The houses are rectangular,

If you keep going straight, - Kuessipan

If you keep going straight,

Wooden crosses, - Kuessipan

Wooden crosses,

If you keep going, - Kuessipan

If you keep going,

Sometimes without anyone noticing. - Kuessipan

Sometimes without anyone noticing.

I don't know. It's just, - Kuessipan

I don't know. It's just,

And all they can see
are shadows on the wall. - Kuessipan

And all they can see are shadows on the wall.

But when his eyes adjust,
he discovers another reality. - Kuessipan

But when his eyes adjust, he discovers another reality.

He goes back to tell the others
what he's seen. - Kuessipan

He goes back to tell the others what he's seen.

But they don't believe him.
They can't imagine what he's seen. - Kuessipan

But they don't believe him. They can't imagine wha...

My dad bitched about it.
That's all I can remember. - Kuessipan

My dad bitched about it. That's all I can remember.

Did you ever learn why
you all ended up on reserves? - Kuessipan

Did you ever learn why you all ended up on reserves?

No, - Kuessipan

Nice! I have to level up my Gyarados. - Kuessipan

Nice! I have to level up my Gyarados.

"Wher r u? Your late.
Well meetup @ the beach." - Kuessipan

"Wher r u? Your late. Well meetup @ the beach."

So what's the verb? To meetup? - Kuessipan

So what's the verb? To meetup?

See? They're perfect with your hair. - Kuessipan

See? They're perfect with your hair.

But say I want to be polite
and ask your parents, "How's it going?" - Kuessipan

But say I want to be polite and ask your parents, "How&...

When they catch you
in their dream catchers, - Kuessipan

When they catch you in their dream catchers,

The father of my daughter got arrested - Kuessipan

The father of my daughter got arrested

"He didn't jump anyone!" - Kuessipan

"He didn't jump anyone!"

I don't like you lying
to me and your friend. - Kuessipan

I don't like you lying to me and your friend.

How can I tell the truth
when you react like that? - Kuessipan

How can I tell the truth when you react like that?

Curfew in your residence
from 7 pm to 7 am - Kuessipan

Curfew in your residence from 7 pm to 7 am

You are forbidden to contact the victim - Kuessipan

You are forbidden to contact the victim

I order your immediate release
on your promise to appear. - Kuessipan

I order your immediate release on your promise to appear.

It'll bleed a bit, but that's normal. - Kuessipan

It'll bleed a bit, but that's normal.

The Maliotenam Mikuns
penetrate their opponent's zone. - Kuessipan

The Maliotenam Mikuns penetrate their opponent's zone.

But the defense immediately
regains possession. - Kuessipan

But the defense immediately regains possession.

No. 24 of the Sept-Îles Basques
again goes on the attack. - Kuessipan

No. 24 of the Sept-Îles Basques again goes on the attack.

Metshu, slash him in the knees, shit! - Kuessipan

Metshu, slash him in the knees, shit!

He thinks, "Not another one!" - Kuessipan

He thinks, "Not another one!"

Go easy on me, but yeah,
what I learned is... - Kuessipan

Go easy on me, but yeah, what I learned is...

I'm going to college in Quebec City
next year, - Kuessipan

I'm going to college in Quebec City next year,

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

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Director: Myriam Verreault

Writer: Naomi Fontaine, Myriam Verreault

Production: N/A

Genre: drama

Year: 2019

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 04 Oct 2019

Awards: 10 wins & 14 nominations

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