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Luc Proulx at Cinéfranco:
The Necessities of Life (Rated PG)
Directed by Benoit Pilon
Starring Natar Ungalaaq, Eveline Gélinas, Paul-André Brasseur, Guy Thauvette, Vincent-Guillaume Otis, Louise Marleau, Antoine Bertrand, Denis Bernard, Luc Proulx
1950s - during the tuberculosis epidemic in the Far North. Tivii, an Inuit hunter, is flown to a Quebec sanatorium to be treated for tuberculosis. Uprooted, far from his loved ones and faced with a completely alien world, he finds himself unable to communicate with anyone. His nurse, Carole refuses to let him slip away and arranges for a young Inuit named Kaki, to be transferred to his sanatorium. Kaki has experience of both worlds : by sharing his culture with Kaki and opening it up to others, Tivii rediscovers his pride and energy. |