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Beans

2020

Tracey Deer

Kiawentiio, Violah Beauvais, Rainbow Dickerson, Joel Montgrand ...

6.4

32

Drama Based on true events, Tracey Deer's debut feature chronicles the 78-day standoff between two Mohawk communities and government forces in 1990 in Quebec.

	Media	Author	Review
		Jude Dry IndieWire	"It’s no surprise that a filmmaker’s best work is often their most personal (...) That’s abundantly clear in 'Beans,' Tracey Deer’s raw and affecting drama"
		Nikki Baughan Screendaily	"Deer effectively conveys a devastating sense of fear, panic and disbelief (...) [It] vibrates with ferocious anger and righteous pride"
		Norman Wilner Now Toronto	"Both the actor and the director make sure we understand Beans always knows exactly who she is, and the space she wants to occupy."
		Sheri Linden The Hollywood Reporter	"'Beans' illuminates a chapter of recent history that's not widely known outside Quebec and still not entirely resolved"
		Teo Bugbee The New York Times	"[Deer] brings a good eye for which characters might make a compelling story (...) A canny portrait of Mohawk domestic life during a modern conflict."
		Guy Lodge Variety	"'Beans' bridges fiction and nonfiction storytelling in bold, resourceful ways"
		Shelagh Rowan-Legg Screen Anarchy	"It stands out not just as a coming-of-age tale with a lead character whose struggle we understand and feel, but as a drama of a painful and pivotal moment in Indigenous and Canadian history that still reveberates 30 years later"
		Ronda Racha Penrice The Wrap	"A powerful narrative feature debut, bolstered by a strong lead performance by Kiawentiio (...) Deer portrays in 'Beans' the hope and love that help people thrive in the face of such hatred"
		Jade Budowski Decider	"'Beans' is a necessary, stirring piece of art that serves as both a poignant coming-of-age story and a heartbreaking history lesson"

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