Restless River
Directed by Marie-Hélène Cousineau, Madeline Ivalu
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Surprised at the loss of her innocence, the young Inuk Elsa draws courage and strength from her rugged land to become a woman as independent as the restless river that cuts across it. She becomes the very young mother of a child whose surprising destiny breaks with the millennial traditions of her ancestors. Navigating the social norms of the colonizers and the reality of her own family situation, the dreariness of a relationship that is not right for her, and the rebellion of her teenage son, Elsa’s path follows the winding course of the indomitable river that accompanies her every turn in life.Read moreLess
Surprised at the loss of her innocence, the young Inuk Elsa draws courage and strength from her rugged land to become a woman as independent as the restless river that cuts across it. She becomes the very young mother of a child whose surprising destiny breaks with the millennial traditions of her ancestors. Navigating the social norms of the colonizers and the reality of her own family situation, the dreariness of a relationship that is not right for her, and the rebellion of her teenage son, Elsa’s path follows the winding course of the indomitable river that accompanies her every turn in life.
The story
Surprised at the loss of her innocence, the young Inuk Elsa draws courage and strength from her rugged land to become a woman as independent as the restless river that cuts across it. She becomes the very young mother of a child whose surprising destiny breaks with the millennial traditions of her ancestors. Navigating the social norms of the colonizers and the reality of her own family situation, the dreariness of a relationship that is not right for her, and the rebellion of her teenage son, Elsa’s path follows the winding course of the indomitable river that accompanies her every turn in life.
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Malaya Qaunirq Chapman
Magalie Lépine-Blondeau
Patrick HivonCast
Mark Antony Krupa
Geneviève RiouxCastExplore the crew
- Writer
- Madeline Ivalu
- Director
- Marie-Hélène Cousineau
- Director
- Madeline Ivalu
- Producer
- Marie-Hélène Cousineau
- Writer
- Marie-Hélène Cousineau
- Director of Photography
- Édith Labbé
- Editor
- Michel Grou
- Original Music Composer
- Vanessa Marcoux