| Bootlegger | |
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| Directed by | Caroline Monnet |
| Written by | Caroline Monnet Daniel Watchorn |
| Produced by | Catherine Chagnon |
| Starring | Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs Pascale Bussières |
| Cinematography | Nicolas Canniccioni |
| Edited by | Aube Foglia |
| Music by | Tanya Tagaq Jean Martin |
Production company | Microclimat Films |
| Distributed by | MK2 Mile End |
Release date |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Languages | French Anishinabemowin |
Bootlegger is a Canadian drama film, directed by Caroline Monnet and released in September 2021.[1] The film centres on Mani (Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs), an indigenous graduate student in university who returns to her reserve in Quebec to advocate for a community referendum banning the sale of alcohol, placing her at odds with Laura (Pascale Bussières), a bootlegger who profits from the sale of alcohol in the community.[2]
The cast also includes Brigitte Poupart, Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie, Joshua Odjick, Jacques Newashish, Dominique Pétin and Samian.
The film was shot in fall 2019 in Kitigan Zibi, Quebec.[2] Prior to its production, the film's screenplay won the Cinéfondation bursary for Best Screenplay at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
The film premiered at the 2021 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival,[4] and screened as the opening film of the 2021 Festival du nouveau cinéma,[5] in advance of its commercial premiere on October 15.