Nunavut lacrosse drama The Grizzlies neatly sidesteps the very cultural landmines it lays down GlobeArts
The film is based on a true story about a teacher from down south who usesthe sport to bring together Nunavut teens reeling from a rash of suicides.It’s a dangerous business these days to try to tell stories of another culture, especially one as historically marginalized as that of Canada’s Inuit.
But, working with Inuit producers and a cast studded with locals whose confidence and spirit belie their lack of experience , first-time feature director Miranda de Pencier delivers a crowd-pleasing drama. At the least, it’s a fascinating puzzle: a film that is simultaneously an indictment of the toxic legacy of cultural imperialism and a weepie that employs the familiar tropes of Hollywood, one of the biggest machines of cultural imperialism on the planet.opens April 19 in major cities across Canada before expanding May 3
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