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Rykko Bellemare (born 1991) is a Native Canadian film actor, best known for his lead role as Shawnouk in Before the Streets (Avant les rues). He won the Prix Iris for Revelation of the Year, its award for debut performances, at the 19th Quebec Cinema Awards for his work in the film.

A member of the Atikamekw nation from Wemotaci, Quebec, he is the brother of Kwena Bellemare-Boivin, who played his character's sister in the film. He is a dancer, drummer and singer with the Atikamekw traditional music group Northern Voice.

References

1. ^ "Rykko Bellemare". Ixion Communications. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017.
2. Tremblay, Odile (February 13, 2016). "Parler attikamek à la Berlinale". Le Devoir (in French).
3. "Rykko Bellemare, la Révélation de l'année au gala Québec Cinéma" (in French). Ici Radio-Canada. June 5, 2017.
4. ^ "Before the Streets: A story of struggle, healing and redemption". The Nation. April 15, 2016.

External links

• Rykko Bellemare at IMDb

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