Dave, an urban aboriginal in his early twenties, is a Montreal actor. His adoption at the age of 3 has erased all memory of his Native culture. When he receives his first-ever contact with his biological mother through a photo in the mail, Dave leaves for Kinogamish, the reserve where he was born. The reunion does not unfold as expected and Dave becomes disoriented, confronted with a world that seems hostile and foreign. His unplanned return to this desolate community causes upheavals and chain reactions, while dredging up a painful past scarred by secrets and lies.
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Victor Andres Trelles Turgeon
Dave
Known for
Deadly Class
The Recruit
Eve Ringuette
Osalic
Also in
Eaux turbulentes
A Shit Day
Victor Andres Turgeon-Trelles
Dave (as Victor Andres Trelles Turgeon)
Ian Boyd
Louis Hamelin
Also in
Parole Amérikoises
Yves Sioui Durand
Also in
Pakatakan (route des portages)
Parole Amérikoises
Marco Collin
Claude St-Onge
Also in
For You Flora
True North
Robert Morin
Danielle Champoux
Kathia Rock
Gertrude McKenzie
Also in
The Forbidden Room
Capitaine
Réginald Vollant
Marco Poulin
Sapatesh
Also in
Far Side of the Moon
Le Polygraphe
Yves Sioui Durand Director · Robert Morin Writer Louis Hamelin Writer
Budget $2.3M · First release November 11, 2011 · Produced in Canada
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$2,300,000
Production
Kunakan Productions
Production
Les Films de l'Isle
Production · Distribution
Canada
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Canada · November 11, 2011
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No release date listed for United States.
France
November 15, 2011 · Amiens International Film Festival
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