Pur Laine

PUR LAINE is a story about Ruby, a filipina, married to Roy, a Quebecois man, who dies and leaves her penniless. Ruby struggles with Roy’s drug addict daughter, Marie Claire, over who gets to sell Roy’s house, which also happens to be Marie Claire’s childhood home. A dramedy of errors, their collision reveals what they really want on the inside.

Film Maker
Cruz, Alexander
Year
2018
Country
Canada
Length
88
Language
English and French
Category
Canada, Class-struggle, comedy, Community, Culture, Ethnography, Families, French language, Identity, Immigration, Love + Hate, Race + Ethnicity, Racism, Work about Women, Youth
Genre
Drama, feature, narrative

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