Maïna

Sep 12, 2013

1h 43m

★ 6.4

In the cold the is warmth

Overview

Maïna is the daughter of the Innu leader Mishtenapuu, who attends a bloody confrontation between his clan and the clan of "Men of the Land of Ice." Following this confrontation, Maïna chooses a mission that will change her life. To fulfill the promise that she has made to her friend Matsii on her deathbed, she embarked on the trail of their enemies to deliver Nipki, a 11 year old boy that the Inuit have captured. But she was also taken as prisoner by Natak, the leader of the Inuit group, and forcibly taken to the Land of Ice.

Genres

Adventure

Drama

Production Companies

Productions Thalie

Les productions Nuit Blanche

Maïna Trailers

Cast

Maïna

Roseanne Supernault

Natak

Ipeelie Ootoova

Quujuuq

Eric Schweig

Mishta-Napeu

Graham Greene

Tekahera

Tantoo Cardinal

Saitu

Flint Eagle

Manutabi

Peter Miller

Tadlo

Natar Ungalaaq

Ootek

Lamech Kadloo

Natau

Annie Galipeau

Merkusaq

Pakak Innuksuk

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