Atikamekw Suns

Atikamekw Suns (2024)

Soleils Atikamekw

Manawan, 1977. A vehicle falls into a river near a Native community. Two Quebecers managed to escape, but five Atikamekws lost their lives. While the police conclude that it was an accident, the victims’ families are left with unanswered questions. A historical, poetic and choral tale, Soleils Atikamekw is inspired by the dreams, impressions and memories of the relatives of the five victims. In an intimate, humanistic approach, the filmmaker involves the families both in front of and behind the camera. Documentary and fiction come together in a deeply moving film about grief, injustice and memory.

Date of release
2024-04-05
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 43m
Genres
Drama
Director
Chloé Leriche

Casting

Interesting facts

Atikamekw Suns is a 2023 Canadian drama film, written, produced, and directed by Chloé Leriche. The film centres on the true story of five youths from the Atikamekw First Nation community of Manawan who were found dead in a truck in the nearby river in 1977, with police investigation remaining inconclusive to this day about whether the truck driving into the river was a simple accident or a racially motivated attack.

Production

The film received production funding from Quebec's Société de développement des entreprises culturelles in 2019, and from Telefilm Canada in 2020. Its planned filming in summer 2020 was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The film was shot principally in collaboration with the community of Manawan, although auditions were held in some other Quebec cities to allow First Nations actors from outside the community to try out for various roles in the film.

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