Le Dep

Le Dep is a 2015 Canadian psychological drama film directed by Sonia Boileau.[1] The film tells the story of a young Innu woman (played by Ève Ringuette) who is held at gunpoint one night while working at a convenience store in a small First Nations community in rural Quebec.[2] Set in a fictional Innu community,[2] 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.[3][4] The film's world premiere was at the 2015 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival,[5] following which the film played various festivals in Canada, the United States, and United Kingdom[6][7][8] and had a theatrical run in Montreal.[2]

Le Dep
Directed bySonia Boileau
Written bySonia Boileau
Produced byJason Brennan
StarringEve Ringuette
Charles Buckell-Robertson
Yan England
CinematographyPatrick Kaplin
Edited byRandy Kelly
Music byMichel DeMars
Production
company
Nish Media
Distributed byK Films Amérique
Release date
Running time
77 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Cast
  • Eve Ringuette
  • Charles Buckell-Robertson
  • Yan England
  • Marco Collin
  • Robert-Pierre Côté

Reception

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."[9]

In Le Soleil, reviewer Éric Moreault found that the film was full of good intentions but lacked dramatic tension and plausibility.[10]

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.[11]

At the 2015 American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco, Ringuette won the best actress award for her performance in Le Dep[12] (she had previously won the same award in 2012 for the film Mesnak).[13]

References
  1. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Dep, Le – Film de Sonia Bonspille Boileau". Films du Québec, July 31, 2015.
  2. Brendan Kelly (2015-08-03). "Sonia Bonspille Boileau views aboriginal communities from a different angle in Le Dep". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  3. Sage (2014-06-17). "Telefilm Canada's Micro Budget Aboriginal Component Profile: LE DEP". imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  4. Ryan Lattanzio (2015-07-01). "Karlovy Vary: A Female First Nation Canadian Makes Her Very Personal Film Debut (Exclusive)". Thompson on Hollywood / IndieWire. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  5. "Archive of films / Le dep". Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  6. "40th Anniversary American Indian Film Festival November 6-13, 2015". Warrior Publications. 2015-10-25. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  7. "Le Dep / Raindance Film Festival 2015". Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  8. Angela Sterritt (2015-11-18). "5 top picks: Winnipeg's Aboriginal Film Fest packed with fire". CBC.ca. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  9. Alissa Simon (2015-08-09). "Film Review: 'Le Dep'". Variety. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  10. Éric Moreault (2015-08-07). "Le dep: plein de bonnes intentions..." Le Soleil. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  11. "VIFF Announces BC Spotlight and Canadian Images Awards" (Press release). Vancouver International Film Festival. 2015-10-03. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
  12. "40th Annual American Indian Film Festival Recipients & Award Show Telecast" (Press release). American Indian Film Institute. 2015-12-03. Archived from the original on January 3, 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  13. Diana Gonzalez (2015-11-15). "Ève Ringuette sacrée meilleure actrice au American Indian film festival". Radio-Canada. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
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