Angelique's Isle is a 2018 Canadian historical drama film, directed by Marie-Hélène Cousineau and Michelle Derosier.Sara Clements, "'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."Angelique’s 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, "FIN Atlantic ’18: Audience of Chairs, Hopeless Romantic to world bow". Playback, August 16, 2018. before going into commercial release in 2019.Andrew Parker, "Review: Angelique’s 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)."North Bay filmmaker proud to showcase feature film at home". Regina Leader-Post, November 15, 2018.
Cast Aden Young as Cyrus Mendenhall Brendt Thomas Diabo as Rene Cadotte Charlie Carrick as Charlie Mott Dennis Dubinsky as Minister Greg Tremblay as Antoine Mott Gabe Ferrazzo as Priest Julia Jones as Angelique Mott Tantoo Cardinal as Green Thunderbird Woman Stephen McHattie as Mackay
References
External links
Angelique's Isle at Library and Archives Canada