The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open wins $100K Toronto critics prize – CBC
Follows earlier wins from Vancouver Film Critics Circle, kudos from U.S. critics and TIFF
Jan 10, 2020
The acclaimed Canadian drama film The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open has won another major honour.
The Toronto Film Critics Association has given the Indigenous story, which was written and directed by Kathleen Hepburn and Elle-Maija Tailfeathers, its 2019 Rogers Best Canadian Film Award.
The prize, which comes with $100,000, was presented at a gala Thursday night.
Tailfeathers also stars, alongside Violet Nelson, in the story of two Indigenous strangers from different social backgrounds who bond over the course of one night. Nelson plays a pregnant young woman fleeing an abusive relationship.
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