Les Filles du Roi (2023)

1h 42m
Running Time

August 7, 2023
Release Date

Les Filles du Roi (2023)

1h 42m
Running Time

August 7, 2023
Release Date

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Plot.

1665. Louis XIV has seen fit to send a gift to the New World: surplus women to bring succor and support to French settlers in what is now Quebec. Among them is Marie-Jeanne (Julie McIsaac), who immediately falls foul of the matronly Madame Savoie (Claire Johnstone) by making nice with a native Mohawk trader, Jean-Baptiste (Raes Calvert), and his naive young sister Kateri (Kaitlyn Yott).

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Cast & Crew.

Corey Payette

Corey Payette

Director

Kaitlyn Yott

Kaitlyn Yott

Kateri

Claire Johnstone

Claire Johnstone

Marjolaine Savoie

Jessica Carmichael

Jessica Carmichael

People of the Longhouse

Oliver Castillo

Oliver Castillo

Soldier

Cecilly Day

Cecilly Day

Mother

Laura Di Cicco

Laura Di Cicco

Mother

Victor Dolhai

Victor Dolhai

Chorus

Details.

Release Date
August 7, 2023

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 42m

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Wiki.

Les Filles du Roi (French pronunciation: [le fij dy ʁwa]) is a Canadian musical drama film, directed by Corey Payette and released in 2023. Written by Payette and Julie McIsaac, the film presents a feminist and Indigenous spin on the colonization of Canada through the story of Marie-Jeanne Lespérance (Julie McIsaac), a French fille du roy in New France in the 17th century, and her emerging friendships with Kateri (Kaitlyn Yott) and Jean-Baptiste (Raes Calvert), a Mohawk sister and brother in the fur trade.

The supporting cast includes Claire Johnstone, Jessica Carmichael, Oliver Castillo, Merewyn Comeau, Cecilly Day, Laura Di Cicco, Victor Dolhai, Kayla Dunbar, Lisa Goebel, Nathan Kay, Asivak Koostachin, Jennifer Lines, Olivia Lucas, Pippa Mackie and Matthew Mahihkan.

Set at a fort in 17th century Quebec, the film was adapted by Payette and McIsaac from their 2018 stage musical of the same name. It features dialogue and songs in English, French and Mohawk languages, and stars the same core cast as the original production. Payette opted to make the film after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the stage musical's national tour in 2020.

The film premiered in the Northern Lights program at the 2023 Vancouver International Film Festival. It was later screened at the 2024 Reelworld Film Festival, where Payette won the award for Outstanding Writing in a Feature Film.

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