Tkaronto

Tkaronto is a Canadian drama film, which premiered in 2007 at the ImagineNATIVE Film and Media Festival in Toronto. Directed by Shane Belcourt, the film went into commercial release in the summer of 2008.

Ray and Jolene experience a common struggle as creative professionals living in big cities, they share a sense of disconnection from their aboriginal heritage. Both struggle with the question of how to live as an aboriginal person in an urban setting devoid of many of the stereotypical signifiers of aboriginal identity. Neither was raised with the language, religion and customs of their ancestors Jolene doesnt even know how to pray. Both are also in relationships with nonaboriginal partners Ray, whose girlfriend is pregnant, is ambivalent about becoming a father, while Jolenes husband is dismissive of her search for a deeper sense of her heritage.As their attraction to each other grows, Ray and Jolene are forced to confront the choice of whether to throw away their current lives in order to be together. ........

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