''Code 13'' is a Canadian dramatic short film, directed by
Mathieu Denis
Mathieu Denis is a Canadian screenwriter and film director from Quebec. He is best known for his films ''Corbo'', which was a Canadian Screen Award and Quebec Cinema Award nominee for Best Picture in 2016, and '' Those Who Make Revolution Halfwa ...
and released in 2007. The film stars Roc Lafortune as Joseph, a taxi driver on the night shift in
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple- ...
who becomes drawn into a violent confrontation with a cyclist (
Vincent-Guillaume Otis) after accidentally hitting the man with his car.
[Bruce Kirkland, "2007 Toronto International Film Festival capsule reviews". '']Toronto Sun
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'', September 10, 2007.
The cast also includes Paul Dion, Patrice Dussault and Marie-France Marcotte.
The film premiered at the
2007 Toronto International Film Festival
The 2007 Toronto International Film Festival was a 32nd annual film festival held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It ran from September 6, 2007 to September 15, 2007.
The lineup consisted of 349 films from 55 countries, selected from 4156 submissio ...
.
[ It was later screened at the 2008 ]Fantasia Film Festival
Fantasia International Film Festival (also known as Fantasia-fest, FanTasia, and Fant-Asia) is a film festival that has been based mainly in Montreal since its founding in 1996. Regularly held in July of each year, it is valued by both hardcore ...
, where Denis won the award for best director of a short film in the festival program."Fantasia: Quebec Short Film Awards announced"
''Montreal Gazette
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'', July 22, 2008. It was named to TIFF's annual year-end
Canada's Top Ten Canada's Top Ten is an annual honour, compiled by the Toronto International Film Festival and announced in December each year to identify and promote the year's best Canadian films."Canada's Top Ten awards will honour excellence in Canadian cinema". ...
list for 2007.
["Cronenberg, Arcand make Hogtown film festival's top Canadian movies list". '' Daily Gleaner'', December 12, 2007.]
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2007 films
2007 short films
2007 drama films
Canadian drama short films
Films set in Montreal
Films shot in Montreal
2000s French-language films
2000s Canadian films
Films directed by Mathieu Denis
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