Film Details

Two First Nations teenage girls—lifelong best friends who have grown up in two very different circumstances within Quebec’s Innu community—find their relationship tested when one of them starts dating a white boy. From the novel by Naomi Fontaine. (The title means “your turn” in the Innu language.) “Quiet and mesmerizing and tragic and full of hope…A triumph.” –Globe and Mail. Cleveland premiere. Subtitles. 117 min.

Kuessipan, a Cinematheque streaming exclusive, can be viewed online from 3/26 thru at least 4/15 via the link below. Doing so supports the Cinematheque. Screening fee is $12 and you have 48 hours to watch it.