The excerpts of texts read are sublime and the multiple narrations are perfect. Good use of intertitles. The introspective scenes are, and it's a shame, too numerous, too long and too emphatic. The music is interesting for this proposal of an auteur film in the first sense of the expression, or even of a cinematographic essay. Beautiful generosity of the cast. The passages intended to be horrific are rather disgusting. Without offering us a brilliant overall production, Simon Lavoie knew how to find particularly brilliant ideas. I had really enjoyed his two previous feature films (The Little Girl Who Loved Matches Too Much, Nulle Trace); this one captivates me much less, but it has undeniable qualities and a message that could take on a universal character regarding the effects of conquests and colonizations. Unfortunately, certain breaks in rhythm, too frequent, make it difficult to maintain sustained interest, without however being fatal to the general interest. The trailer doesn't give a good indication of the type of work we're being presented with.
