Summary: Set in the 1950s, Tivii..is brought to a sanatorium in Quebec City, where he is told he has to leave his family behind and face treatment alone. Suddenly he finds himself removed from everything he knows, surrounded by a language he does not speak, and facing a future that is uncertain. Luckily, he has a nurse, Carole..who is kind and nurturing, and who wants to see Tivii thrive. (ancasterfilmfest.ca)

AKA: The Necessities of Life

Genre: Drama

Country: Canada

Directed By: Benoît Pilon

Written By: Bernard Émond

Starring: Natar Ungalaaq, Louise Marleau, Guy Thauvette, Denis Bernard, Vincent-Guillaume Otis, Luc Proulx, Antoine Bertrand, Paul-André Brasseur, Éveline Gélinas, Elisapie Isaac

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