The read
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 80% of the 3,352 2000s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
In 1952, an Inuit hunter named Tivii with tuberculosis leaves his northern home and family to go recuperate at a sanatorium in Quebec City. Uprooted, far from his loved ones, unable to speak French and faced with a completely alien world, he becomes despondent. When he refuses to eat and expresses a wish to die, his nurse, Carole, comes to the realization that Tivii's illness is not the most serious threat to his well-being. She arranges to have a young orphan, Kaki, transferred to the institution. The boy is also sick, but has experience with both worlds and speaks both languages. By sharing his culture with Kaki and opening it up to others, Tivii rediscovers his pride and energy. Ultimately he also rediscovers hope through a plan to adopt Kaki, bring him home and make him part of his family
Ratings
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
17 audience votes
Key crew
- Benoît PilonDirector
- Bernard ÉmondScreenplay
- Robert Marcel LepageOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Natar UngalaaqTiivii
- Éveline GélinasCarole
- Paul-André BrasseurKaki
- Louise MarleauSoeur Luce
- Guy ThauvetteDr. Montpetit
- Antoine BertrandRoger
- Vincent-Guillaume OtisJoseph
- Denis BernardPère Millaire
- Luc ProulxL'horloger
- Miali BuscemiQupanuaq
- Ann-Sophie ArcherInfirmière de jour
- Alexandre ThériaultPatient jaloux