Presented by BIRRARANGGA Film Festival
Bootlegger
Australian Premiere
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Fri 24 Mar 2023
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Mani, a master’s student, returns to the remote place in northern Quebec where she grew up. Her painful past resurfaces. Resolved to reintegrate into her former home, she gets involved in the debate around a referendum on allowing the free sale of alcohol. Laura, a bootlegger, pockets the profits she makes there under the protection of the band council and her partner Raymond. The latter is still angry with Mani, whom he holds responsible for the death of his daughter in a fire. Two radically opposed women quickly divide an Indigenous community into two sides who must then come face to face to determine the best path to independence.
Pre-screening short film: Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics (2021)
Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics charts a challenging journey for a precocious Métis baby girl as she contemplates her path to Hell.
Directed by Terril Calder | Country: Canada | 19 minutes
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