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SAM (Pascale Bussières), 50s, a criminal defense lawyer, finds herself with a former client kidnapped and abandoned on a remote island in Northern Quebec. A decade ago, she successfully defended PAUL (François Arnaud), 30s, when he was accused of raping the kidnapper’s daughter. As they struggle to survive the vast Canadian backcountry, Sam and Paul form an unlikely bond but when Paul turns toxic, Sam is forced to acknowledge the dark truth about his past and come to terms with the painful consequences of his acquittal. Now, she has to make the ultimate decision: save them both and continue with her belief in the system of law or become judge, jury and executioner.

Starring — Pascale Bussières, François Arnaud, Michael Greyeyes, and Peter Outerbridge

Directed by — Wiebke von Carolsfeld

Written by — Doug Taylor, Wiebke von Carolsfeld

Cinematography — Léna Mill-Reuillard

Editing — Marie-Pier Dupuis

Art Direction — Félix Larivière

Original Music — Peter Venne

Producer — Frederic Bohbot, Kacim Steets Azouz

Executive Producer — Robert Vroom

Wiebke von Carolsfeld is an award-winning writer and filmmaker who has directed three critically acclaimed feature films: Marion Bridge (starring Molly Parker and introducing Elliot Page which won Best First Canadian Feature and was named to Canada’s Top Ten; STAY, a Canadian-Irish coproduction starring Taylor Schilling, Aidan Quinn and Barry Keoghan; and The Saver (starring Imajyn Cardinal, winner of the Best Actress Award at the American Indian Film Festival). Her films have screened at festivals around the world, including TIFF, Rotterdam in competition, Karlovy Vary, Sydney, Busan and Göteborg, and have received numerous awards and nominations, including Best Adapted Screenplay for The Saver from both the Canadian Screen Awards and the Writers Guild of Canada. Claremont, Wiebke’s first novel, was published in Canada in 2019 and in Germany in 2020, and has been optioned by Jeremy Podeswa for development as a limited television series. Someone’s Daughter is her fourth film.

FILMOGRAPHY

Someone’s Daughter, Feature, postproduction
Transplant, TV Series, 2022–2023
The Saver, Feature, 2015
Stay, Feature, 2013
Walk with Us, 1-hour doc, 2006
Marion Bridge, Feature, 2002
Spiral Bound, Short, 2000
From Morning on I Waited Yesterday, Short, 1998

AWARDS & NOMINATIONS

Directing Awards: Best Canadian First Feature Film – Toronto Int. Film Festival (Marion Bridge)
Canada Top Ten (Marion Bridge) • Best First Feature – Sudbury Film Festival (Marion Bridge)
Nominated for Best Director – Director’s Guild of Canada (The Saver and Marion Bridge)
Best Film – Verona Film Festival, Italy (Marion Bridge)
Director to Watch ­– Chlotrudis Society/Boston (Marion Bridge)
Best Buried Treasure ­­– Chlotrudis Society/Boston (Marion Bridge)
Best Director – Emerge Film Festival (STAY) • Nominated for Best Director – American Indian Film Institute (The Saver)
Best Feature Film – Greenbay Film Festival (The Saver)
Silver Medal ­– International Filmfest Brno (From Morning On I Waited Yesterday)

Writing Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay – Chlotrudis Society of Independent Film, Boston (The Saver)
Nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay – Canadian Screen Awards (The Saver)
Nominated for Best Screenplay – Writers Guild of Canada (The Saver)

Editing Awards:
Canadian Screen Awards Nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Picture Editing (An Audience of Chairs)
Nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Picture Editing ­– DGC (October Gale)
Nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Picture Editing ­– DGC (Fugitive Pieces)
Nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Picture Editing ­– DGC (Hayday)
Award for Outstanding Achievement in a MOW ­– DGC (After The Harvest)
Nomination Best Editing ­– Genie Award/Canadian Screen Award (Eisenstein)

Executive Producer of the 2014 Academy Award-winning short documentary The Lady in Number 6, Frederic Bohbot founded Bunbury Films in 2002 only to make one film, Once a Nazi…, released in 2006 to much critical success. Since then, Frederic has produced over 25 one-off documentaries covering history, art, sports, environment, religion, and spirituality for audiences throughout the world. Bohbot’s first feature fiction entitled Boost (2016) received five Canadian Screen Award nominations, winning the Best Actor award, and eight Quebec Cinema Award nominations (a record for an English-language film in Quebec). In 2023, Frederic completed the French-language feature fiction L’Ouragan F.Y.T. featuring an A-list cast. He is currently in post-production on the feature docs Pouvoir Oublier and Rebirth while developing a number of new projects.

Kacim has distinguished himself as one of the few McGill University physics graduates turned producer and director. With a diverse portfolio spanning fiction and documentary, Kacim’s creative journey includes producing the chilling horror film Alice in the Attic in 2017, and the emotionally resonant Quand l’amour se creuse un trou (When Love Digs a Hole) in 2018. In 2017, Kacim also showcased his storytelling skills with his directorial debut documentary I Think You’ve Been Looking For Me for CBC. In 2023/24, Kacim produced the critically acclaimed French language feature fiction L’Ouragan F.Y.T. and finished his next documentary What We Inherit, slated for release in 2026.