Le Dep
2015 Canadian film
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Le Dep is a 2015 Canadian psychological drama film directed by Sonia Boileau.[1] Set in a fictional Innu community,[2] the film's dialogue is mostly in French, with some Innu-aimun. Le Dep is the first First Nations production of Telefilm Canada's Micro-Budget program.[3][4] The film's world premiere was at the 2015 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival,[5] following which the film played various festivals in Canada, the United States, and United Kingdom[6][7][8] and had a theatrical run in Montreal.[2]
Charles Buckell-Robertson
Yan England
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| Directed by | Sonia Boileau |
| Written by | Sonia Boileau |
| Produced by | Jason Brennan |
| Starring | Eve Ringuette Charles Buckell-Robertson Yan England |
| Cinematography | Patrick Kaplin |
| Edited by | Randy Kelly |
| Music by | Michel DeMars |
Production company | Nish Media |
| Distributed by | K Films Amérique |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Plot
The film tells the story of a young Innu woman (played by Ève Ringuette) who is held at gunpoint one night while working at a convenience store in a small First Nations community in rural Quebec.[2]
Cast
- Eve Ringuette
- Charles Buckell-Robertson
- Yan England
- Marco Collin
- Robert-Pierre Côté
Reception
In Variety, reviewer Alissa Simon found the film "an earnest but engaging social-issue drama", and commented, "its condensed framework and beaucoup dialogue make the pic resemble a classic three-act play."[9]
In Le Soleil, reviewer Éric Moreault found that the film was full of good intentions but lacked dramatic tension and plausibility.[10]
Awards and accolades
At the 2015 Vancouver International Film Festival, the Canadian Images features jury gave Boileau an honourable mention in the Emerging Canadian Director category for Le Dep.[11]
At the 2015 American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco, Ringuette won the best actress award for her performance in Le Dep[12] (she had previously won the same award in 2012 for the film Mesnak).[13]