(Canada, 2021, 81 min.)
Director: Caroline Monnet (Anishinaabe/French)
English, French, Anishinaabemowin with English subtitles
For Mature Audiences: Contains coarse language and brief nudity.
Mani (Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs), a master’s student, returns to the reserve in northern Quebec where she grew up. Resolved to reintegrate into her former home, she gets involved in a debate around a referendum on allowing the sale of alcohol on the reserve. Laura (Pascale Bussières), a bootlegger, pockets the profits she makes under the protection of the band council and her partner, Raymond (Jacques Newashish). He is angry with Mani, whom he holds responsible for the death of his daughter. These two radically opposed women divide the community into two factions who face each other to determine the best path to independence.