Mathieu is a brilliant neurosurgeon whose perfect life is falling apart. Impending divorce, job loss, substance abuse, and a mid-life crisis are all factors that can cause him to go off the rails. The sudden death of his father forces him to return home to Anishiinabe territory, a place he has tried to avoid since his youth. The break away from the city promises to be a nice getaway until his pilgrimage quickly becomes an unimaginable nightmare. Like it or not, our vices always catch up with us eventually.
Indigenous filmmaking is really making a breakthrough, and we’re thrilled that native folklore is being put onto film by indigenous peoples themselves. L’Inhumain is based on the famous Algonquin legend of the Wendigo, most commonly referred to as an embodiment of greed and over-consumption. Director Jason Brennan, himself a member of the Algonquin Nation (Kitigan-Zibi Anishinabeg), serves up a terrifying new story based on the stories passed down from his own community, interpreting them into a modern supernatural story of family ties, materialism and greed.
