Katshinau (2023)
17m
Running Time
September 14, 2023Release Date
Katshinau (2023)
17m
Running Time
September 14, 2023Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
In New France before the British Conquest, Marie, an indigenous slave, serves the local surgeon. Her daily life of household chores is bleak and alienating. The encounter with a young girl she presumes to be her child will give her motivation to undertake radical actions.
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Cast & Crew.
Soleil Launière
Marie
Fred-Eric Salvail
Geneviève Boivin-Roussy
Dorothée Gauthier-Nolett
Ryan Bommarito
Benoît Mauffette
Adrien Lessard
Jani Bellefleur-Kaltush
Director / Writer
Geneviève Gosselin-G
Producer
Julien G. Marcotte
Director / Writer
Rebecca Dory
Art Direction
Stéfanie Jomphe
Production Manager
Laurence Lacroix
Production Coordinator
Ariel St-Louis Lamoureux
First Assistant Director
Patrice LeBlanc
Sound Designer
Devin Ashton-Beaucage
Sound
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 14, 2023
Original NameLes mains sales
StatusReleased
Running Time17m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
indigenous
quebec
slave
colonialism
emancipation
historical drama
short
new france
historical revisionism
Wiki.
Katshinau (French: Les Mains sales, lit. "Dirty Hands") is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Jani Bellefleur-Kaltush and Julien G. Marcotte, and released in 2023. The film stars Soleil Launière as Marie, an indigenous slave in New France who is driven to undertake radical actions to secure her freedom.
The cast also includes Fred-Eric Salvail, Geneviève Boivin-Roussy, Dorothée Gauthier Nolett, Ryan Bommarito, Benoît Mauffette and Adrien Lessard.
The film premiered at the 2023 Vancouver International Film Festival, where it was named the winner of the award for Best Canadian Short Film.
The film was named to TIFF's annual Canada's Top Ten list for 2023.