Catimini (2012) [N/A]
Featuring:
Emilie Bierre, Joyce-Tamara Hall, Rosine Chouinard-Chauveau
Written by:
Nathalie Saint-Pierre
Directed by:
Nathalie Saint-Pierre
Release Date:
November 8, 2012
Original Title:
Catimini
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
ICI RDI
Super Écran
Production Countries:
Canada
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 111
Cathy, 6, is taken by a social worker to a foster home in the countryside, where she slowly gets used to the strict rules imposed by her foster mother Réjeanne. Fortunately, her foster father, Reynald, is kind and gentle with the girl and patiently helps her break through her shell. Kayla, 12, is sent to a group home where she gets to know Morgane, a rebellious teenager who’s planning to run away. At about the same time, Manu is released from the system on the day she turns 18, but she finds it difficult to adjust to her solitary existence outside of the system. All four meet up at a reception honoring a foster family with whom they’ve all previously lived.
Catimini tells the stories of four girls, aged 6-18 years, living in the custody of the Department of Youth Protection. Their fates solitary meet at a reception honoring Bilodeau, a foster home where they stayed at different times. It will be for each other and the opportunity reunion they will not forget anytime soon.
