The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open

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Fiction

Competing | Cercle d'or Meilleur long métrage de fiction

Native voices

Sessions

Friday, 3 April 2020 \| 12:00	La Maison du Cinéma
Sunday, 5 April 2020 \| 20:30	La Maison du Cinéma

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Poster of The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open

Grand Prix Focus Québec/Canada – Festival du nouveau cinéma – 2019
Best Canadian feature film, honourable mention | Toronto International Film Festival – 2019
Best Canadian Film of the Year – Toronto Films Critics Association – 2019
Official selection | Berlinale (Germany) – 2019
6 nominations – Prix Écrans canadiens 2020

Two Indigenous women from vastly different backgrounds find their worlds colliding as one of them, Rosie, is fleeing a violent domestic attack. What begins as an urgent and terrifying escape, tentatively expands as the women weave a fragile bond in their short time together while navigating the complexities of motherhood and the ongoing legacy of colonialism.

Director

Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Kathleen Hepburn

Screenplay

Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Kathleen Hepburn

Country

Canada - Colombie-Britannique and Norway

Year

2019

Duration

1h45

Language

English, subtitled in French

Distribution

Level film

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