| Bootlegger | |
| Director: | Caroline Monnet |
| Producer: | Catherine Chagnon |
| Starring: | Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs Pascale Bussières |
| Music: | Tanya Tagaq Jean Martin |
| Cinematography: | Nicolas Canniccioni |
| Editing: | Aube Foglia |
| Studio: | Microclimat Films |
| Distributor: | MK2 Mile End |
| Runtime: | 81 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | French Anishinabemowin |
Bootlegger is a Canadian drama film, directed by Caroline Monnet and released in September 2021.[1] The film centres on Mani (Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs), an indigenous graduate student in university who returns to her reserve in Quebec to advocate for a community referendum banning the sale of alcohol, placing her at odds with Laura (Pascale Bussières), a bootlegger who profits from the sale of alcohol in the community.[2]
The cast also includes Brigitte Poupart, Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie, Joshua Odjick, Jacques Newashish, Dominique Pétin and Samian.
The film was shot in fall 2019 in Kitigan Zibi, Quebec.[2] Prior to its production, the film's screenplay won the Cinéfondation bursary for Best Screenplay at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
The film premiered at the 2021 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival,[4] and screened as the opening film of the 2021 Festival du nouveau cinéma,[5] in advance of its commercial premiere on October 15.
Monnet was named the winner of the juried award for Emerging Canadian Director at the 2021 Vancouver International Film Festival.[6] The film was a nominee for the DGC Discovery Award at the 2021 Directors Guild of Canada awards.[7]
Tanya Tagaq and Jean Martin received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Original Song at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022, for "Surface Nord".[8]