Les Filles du Roi

Les Filles du Roi (The King’s Daughters) is the powerful story of a young girl, Kateri, and her brother, Jean-Baptiste, whose lives are disrupted upon the arrival of les filles du roi in ‘New France’ (now Montreal) in 1665. They forge an unlikely relationship with the young fille, Marie-Jeanne Lespérance, whose dream of a new life is more complicated than she could have imagined.

Over the course of a year, Mohawk, French and English journeys collide, setting the stage for the Canada we know today. A deeply moving and unique work adapted from the stage for the screen, Les Filles du Roi is a perfect vehicle that uncovers a perspective different from the one told by Settler culture, one that redefines the Canadian narrative. 

Winning awards world-wide, critics call it “a work of monumental importance”, “heartfelt, ambitious and tremendously earnest”, “musically rich”, “ a linguistic adventure”, and a “sumptuous reimagining of our history”. 

A Musical Film by Corey Payette. Produced by Urban Ink, in association with Raven Theatre & The Cultch.

Please note that this is a relaxed screening with students in attendance.

Director – Corey Payette | Cast – Kaitlyn Yott, Julie McIsaac, Raes Calvert, Chelsea Rose, Sean Patrick Sonier | Canada | 2023 | English, French and Kanien’kéha (Mohawk) with English subtitles | Content Warning: sexually suggestive scene, violence, coarse language | PG – Open to youth!