Le Dep


Le Dep is a 2015 Canadian psychological drama film directed by Sonia Boileau. The film tells the story of a young Innu woman who is held at gunpoint one night while working at a convenience store in a small First Nations community in rural Quebec. Set in a fictional Innu community, the film's dialogue is mostly in French, with some Innu-aimun. Le Dep is the first First Nations production of Telefilm Canada's Micro-Budget program. The film's world premiere was at the 2015 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, following which the film played various festivals in Canada, the United States, and United Kingdom and had a theatrical run in Montreal.

Cast

In Variety, reviewer Alissa Simon found the film "an earnest but engaging social-issue drama", and commented, "its condensed framework and beaucoup dialogue make the pic resemble a classic three-act play."
In Le Soleil, reviewer Éric Moreault found that the film was full of good intentions but lacked dramatic tension and plausibility.

Awards and accolades

At the 2015 Vancouver International Film Festival, the Canadian Images features jury gave Boileau an honourable mention in the Emerging Canadian Director category for Le Dep.
At the 2015 American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco, Ringuette won the best actress award for her performance in Le Dep.