Katshinau

Katshinau

Katshinau

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Katshinau

2023

0h 17m

6.0(1 votes)

Drama

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Overview

In New France before the British Conquest, Marie, an indigenous slave, serves the local surgeon. Her daily life of household chores is bleak and alienating. The encounter with a young girl she presumes to be her child will give her motivation to undertake radical actions.

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Le foyer films

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Cast & crew

7 featured cast members

Starring

Soleil Launière

Soleil Launière

Marie

Fred-Eric Salvail

Fred-Eric Salvail

Geneviève Boivin-Roussy

Geneviève Boivin-Roussy

Dorothée Gauthier-Nolett

Ryan Bommarito

Ryan Bommarito

Benoît Mauffette

Benoît Mauffette

Adrien Lessard

Creative team

Directed by: Jani Bellefleur-Kaltush
Julien G. Marcotte
Written by: Julien G. Marcotte
Jani Bellefleur-Kaltush
Produced by: Geneviève Gosselin-G

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