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Beans

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Year
2020
Directed By
Tracey Deer
Cast
Kiawentiio Tarbell, Rainbow Dickerson, Violah Beauvais, Paulina Alexis, Joel Montgrand, D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai

Beans

Twelve-year-old Beans (Kiawentiio, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Anne With An E) is on the edge. Torn between innocent childhood and delinquent adolescence, she is forced to grow up fast to become the tough Mohawk warrior that she needs to be during the Indigenous uprising known as The Oka Crisis, which tore Quebec and Canada apart for 78 tense days in the summer of 1990.

Information on Canadian release

  • World Premiere — 2020 Toronto International Film Festival
  • Winner — Crystal Bear at the 2020 Berlinale
  • One of the Top Ten Canadian Films at TIFF, TIFF Emerging Talent Award and TIFF's Rising Star
  • Winner — Best Motion Picture, John Dunning Best First Feature at the Canadian Screen Awards (Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television)
  • Nominated — Best Achievement in Best Cinematography, Best Achievement in Casting and Best Achievement in Sound Mixing at the Canadian Screen Awards (Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television)

Certified Fresh 91%

New York Time Critic's Pick

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