Mesnak

Mesnak

96 mins | Drama | Nov. 11, 2011

Dave, an urban aboriginal in his early twenties, is a Montreal actor. His adoption at the age of 3 has erased all memory of his Native culture. When he receives his first-ever contact with his biological mother through a photo in the mail, Dave leaves for Kinogamish, the reserve where he was born. The reunion does not unfold as expected and Dave becomes disoriented, confronted with a world that seems hostile and foreign. His unplanned return to this desolate community causes upheavals and chain reactions, while dredging up a painful past scarred by secrets and lies.

Mesnak

96 mins | Drama | Nov. 11, 2011

Mesnak
Dave, an urban aboriginal in his early twenties, is a Montreal actor. His adoption at the age of 3 has erased all memory of his Native culture. When he receives his first-ever contact with his biological mother through a photo in the mail, Dave leaves for Kinogamish, the reserve where he was born. The reunion does not unfold as expected and Dave becomes disoriented, confronted with a world that seems hostile and foreign. His unplanned return to this desolate community causes upheavals and chain reactions, while dredging up a painful past scarred by secrets and lies.
Producers Kunakan Productions, Les Films de l'Isle
Original title Mesnak
Directors Yves Sioui Durand
Writers Louis Hamelin, Yves Sioui Durand, Robert Morin

Cast

Eve Ringuette

as Osalic

Marco Collin

as Claude St-Onge

Kathia Rock

as Gertrude McKenzie

Marco Poulin

as Sapatesh

Charles Buckell

as LĂ©onard

Luc Morissette

as Jean-Marie Fontaine

Florent Vollant

as Sans-Abris

Manon Nolin

as Fille de Sapatesh