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THE INDIAN

Opening Night Gala and Award Presentation

De indiaan
Ineke Houtman / Netherlands / 2009 / 90 min
This film is in Dutch with English subtitles

Eight-year-old Koos is very close to his loving Dutch parents who adopted him from Peru when he was a baby. When he finds out that his mother is expecting a baby, Koos worries that his parents won’t love him as much as their own biological baby. Through a chance meeting with a Peruvian boy named Illari, Koos learns that he is an Indian and a descendant of the Inca people. Determined to embrace his roots, Koos goes on a journey of self-discovery in order to find out who he really is and where he comes from.

This sensitive and insightful film looks at the fears and curiosities some adopted children experience. The Indian is also a wonderful reminder that the love between a parent and child isn’t defined by geography or ancestry, but by the love a family shares with one another.

Warning: one brief scene of a child alone in a boat during a storm

Themes: new siblings, adoption, belonging, family, heritage, learning about one's cultural background

http://www.de-indiaan.nl/indiaan/

Preceded by Mokopuna

There will be a reception following the screening in the Vancity Atrium.

Also screens on Thursday April 15 at 10:00pm, Vancity Theatre

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