Le Dep

Le Dep is a 2015 Canadian psychological drama film directed by Sonia Boileau. 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.[1] Set in a fictional Innu community,[1] 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.[2][3] The film's world premiere was at the 2015 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival,[4] following which the film played various festivals in Canada, the United States, and United Kingdom[5][6][7] and had a theatrical run in Montreal.[1]

Cast

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."[8]

In Le Soleil, reviewer Éric Moreault found that the film was full of good intentions but lacked dramatic tension and plausibility.[9]

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.[10]

At the 2015 American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco, Ringuette won the best actress award for her performance in Le Dep[11] (she had previously won the same award in 2012 for the film Mesnak).[12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Brendan Kelly (2015-08-03). "Sonia Bonspille Boileau views aboriginal communities from a different angle in Le Dep". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  2. ↑ Sage (2014-06-17). "Telefilm Canada’s Micro Budget Aboriginal Component Profile: LE DEP". imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  3. ↑ Ryan Lattanzio (2015-07-01). "Karlovy Vary: A Female First Nation Canadian Makes Her Very Personal Film Debut (Exclusive)". Thompson on Hollywood / IndieWire. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  4. ↑ "Archive of films / Le dep". Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  5. ↑ "40th Anniversary American Indian Film Festival November 6-13, 2015". Warrior Publications. 2015-10-25. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  6. ↑ "Le Dep / Raindance Film Festival 2015". Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  7. ↑ Angela Sterritt (2015-11-18). "5 top picks: Winnipeg's Aboriginal Film Fest packed with fire". CBC.ca. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  8. ↑ Alissa Simon (2015-08-09). "Film Review: ‘Le Dep’". Variety. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  9. ↑ Éric Moreault (2015-08-07). "Le dep: plein de bonnes intentions...". Le Soleil. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  10. ↑ "VIFF Announces BC Spotlight and Canadian Images Awards" (Press release). Vancouver International Film Festival. 2015-10-03. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
  11. ↑ "40th Annual American Indian Film Festival Recipients & Award Show Telecast" (Press release). American Indian Film Institute. 2015-12-03. Archived from the original on January 3, 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  12. ↑ Diana Gonzalez (2015-11-15). "Ève Ringuette sacrée meilleure actrice au American Indian film festival". Radio-Canada. Retrieved 2016-01-02.

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