Dorothé Gauthier Nolett

In New France before the British Conquest, Marie, an indigenous slave, serves the local surgeon. Her daily life of household chores is bleak and alienating. The encounter with a young girl she presumes to be her child will give her motivation to undertake radical actions.

Lassées des disputes incessantes de ses parents, Justine, 12 ans, et ses amis font tout ce qu'ils peuvent pour les faire divorcer.