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Through Black Spruce is a film of genre Drama directed by Don McKellar with Tanaya Beatty
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Add to a movie listThrough Black Spruce est un film dramatique canadien de 2018, réalisé par Don McKellar. Adaptation du roman Through Black Spruce de Joseph Boyden, le film met en vedette Brandon Oakes, Tantoo Cardinal, Graham Greene, Tanaya Beatty et Roseanne Supernault.
Le film a été tourné principalement à Moosonee, en Ontario.
Synopsis
Annie Bird, une femme de la communauté Cree de Moosonee, est la jumelle de Susanna, une mannequin. Celle-ci a été vue pour la dernière fois à Toronto avant de disparaître avec Gus, son petit ami violent. Annie habite chez sa mère Lizette, près de chez son oncle Will, ancien chasseur et pilote de brousse. À l'invitation d'une amie, Annie se rend à Toronto pour des vacances, mais elle y reste afin de rechercher sa sœur. Marius, un trafiquant de drogue de Moosonee, pense que le départ d'Annie signifie qu'un des membres de sa famille à besoin de se cacher. Marius accuse Will d'être un mouchard et engage des voyous pour le suivre.Actors
Tanaya Beatty
(Annie Bird)
Kiowa Gordon
(Jesse)
Graham Greene
(Leo)
Tantoo Cardinal
(Mary-Lou)
Don McKellar
(Journalist)
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