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at the

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's Canadian Film Encyclopedia. Directed by

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and written by Binamé and Lorraine Richard in conjunction with its main stars, the film focuses on six young residents of

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trying to make sense of their directionless lives. The film's main cast includes

Pascale Bussières Pascale Bussières (born June 27, 1968) is a French Canadian actress. Her credits include ''Sonatine (1984 film), Sonatine'' (1984), ''Eldorado (1995 film), Eldorado'' (1995), ''When Night Is Falling'' (1995), ''August 32nd on Earth (Un 32 août s ...

as Rita, Robert Brouillette as Marc, James Hyndman as Lloyd,

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as Loulou,

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as Henriette and

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as Roxan. The film garnered eight

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nominations at the

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, including

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nods for Bussières, Montpetit and Richer, Best Supporting Actor for Brouillette,

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for Binamé, Best Art Direction or Production Design, Best Costume Design and Best Editing. In 2023,

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announced that the film was one of 23 titles that will be digitally restored under its new Canadian Cinema Reignited program to preserve classic Canadian films.Pat Mullen
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''

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'', May 9, 2023.

Production

The film had a budget of $1.5 million.

References

Works cited

External links

* 1995 films Canadian drama films 1990s French-language films Films directed by Charles Binamé Films set in Montreal French-language Canadian films 1990s Canadian films French-language drama films {{1990s-Canada-film-stub