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Beans is a 2020 Canadian coming-of-age drama directed and co-written by Mohawk filmmaker Tracey Deer. Set during the 1990 Oka Crisis, it follows a young Mohawk girl whose understanding of her identity changes as her community faces hostility and an armed standoff over disputed land. The story draws partly on Deer's childhood experiences and presents the crisis through a child's perspective.

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Is Beans based on Tracey Deer's real childhood?

It is semi-autobiographical rather than a literal biography. Director Tracey Deer was a Mohawk child during the 1990 Oka Crisis, which inspired the film's central perspective. [Source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beans_%28film%29)

Who is Beans in the 2020 film?

Beans is the nickname of a 12-year-old Mohawk girl whose perspective changes during the crisis. Kiawentiio plays her in Tracey Deer's 2020 Canadian coming-of-age drama. [Source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beans_%28film%29)

What was the Oka Crisis shown in Beans?

The 1990 Oka Crisis was a 78-day standoff involving Mohawk land defenders, Quebec police, the RCMP, and the Canadian military. It began over a proposed golf-course expansion onto Mohawk burial grounds near Kanesatake. [Source](https://www.tiff.no/en/film/3f1d938d-7c78-4ce0-bf18-71c5e7e5db86)

Why do some listings call Beans a 2021 film?

The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2020, so it is catalogued as a 2020 film. Wider festival and theatrical releases followed in 2021, which explains the different year labels. [Source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beans_%28film%29)

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