-Justine (12 years old, hardie) believes that she will be happier once her parents divorce. The only problem? They have no intention of doing so. Tired of the bickering and the climate at home since her mother's miscarriage, Justine rallies her friends to create their own court. Her plan will not go as planned and she will have to learn (even if it hurts) to communicate her pain so that harmony can return. The family film No Chicanery in My Cabin follows the extraordinary adventure of a group of pre-teens as they take their first steps towards affirmation.

Pas d'chicane dans ma cabane!

In New France before the British Conquest, Marie, an indigenous slave, serves the local surgeon. Her daily life of household chores is bleak and alienating. The encounter with a young girl she presumes to be her child will give her motivation to undertake radical actions.