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'Angelique's Isle' is a 2018 Canadian historical drama film, directed by Marie-Hlne Cousineau and Michelle Derosier.Sara Clements, [https://exclaim.ca/film/article/angeliques_isle_is_more_than_just_a_man-versus-nature_survival_story-directed_by_marie-h_l_ne_cousineau_michelle_derosier "'Angelique's Isle' Is More Than Just a Man-versus-Nature Survival Story"]. 'Exclaim!', August 23, 2019. Based on a true story set in 1845, the film stars Julia Jones as Angelique Mott, an Anishinaabe woman who accompanies her voyageur husband Charlie (Charlie Carrick) on an expedition to search for potential mining sites during the Copper Rush, only for the couple to be abandoned on an island in Lake Superior and forced to survive the harsh winter on their own.[https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/angeliques-isle-a-rarely-told-canadian-story-visits-a-rarely-glimpsed-landscape-but-takes-some-shaky-steps "Angeliques Isle: A rarely told Canadian story visits a hidden landscape, but takes some shaky steps"]. 'National Post', August 22, 2019.
The film's cast also includes Tantoo Cardinal, Aden Young, Stephen McHattie, Brendt Thomas Diabo, Greg Tremblay, Anthony Roch and Dennis Dubinsky.
The film premiered at the Atlantic Film Festival in September 2018,Regan Reid, [https://playbackonline.ca/2018/08/16/fin-atlantic-18-audience-of-chairs-hopeless-romantic-to-world-bow/ "FIN Atlantic 18: Audience of Chairs, Hopeless Romantic to world bow"]. 'Playback', August 16, 2018. before going into commercial release in 2019.Andrew Parker, [https://www.thegate.ca/film/040834/review-angeliques-isle/ "Review: Angeliques Isle"]. 'TheGATE.ca', August 22, 2019.
It won three awards at the 2018 American Indian Film Festival, for Best Film, Best Actress (Jones) and Best Supporting Actress (Cardinal).[https://leaderpost.com/entertainment/local-arts/north-bay-filmmaker-proud-to-showcase-feature-film-at-home-2/wcm/18b2a409-da0f-4c31-9bdc-c47915dd0474/ "North Bay filmmaker proud to showcase feature film at home"]. 'Regina Leader-Post', November 15, 2018.
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