Maïna

September. 12,2013      
Rating:
6.7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Maïna is the daughter of the Innu leader Mishtenapuu, who attends a bloody confrontation between his clan and the clan of "Men of the Land of Ice." Following this confrontation, Maïna chooses a mission that will change her life. To fulfill the promise that she has made to her friend Matsii on her deathbed, she embarked on the trail of their enemies to deliver Nipki, a 11 year old boy that the Inuit have captured. But she was also taken as prisoner by Natak, the leader of the Inuit group, and forcibly taken to the Land of Ice.

Roseanne Supernault as  Maïna
Ipeelie Ootoova as  Natak
Eric Schweig as  Quujuuq
Graham Greene as  Mishta-Napeu
Tantoo Cardinal as  Tekahera
Flint Eagle as  Saitu
Peter Miller as  Manutabi
Annie Galipeau as  Natau
Pakak Innuksuk as  Merkusaq
Uapshkuss Thernish as  Nipki

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