Before the Streets (French: Avant les rues) is a 2016 Canadian drama film directed by Chloé Leriche.[1] Set among the Atikamekw people of northern Quebec, the film stars Rykko Bellemare as Shawnouk, a man undertaking the process of restorative justice after accidentally killing someone in the process of committing a crime.[1]
| Before the Streets | |
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| French | Avant les rues |
| Directed by | Chloé Leriche |
| Produced by | Chloé Leriche |
| Starring | Rykko Bellemare Kwena Bellemare-Boivin Jacques Newashish |
| Cinematography | Glauco Bermudez |
| Edited by | Chloé Leriche |
| Music by | Robert Marcel Lepage |
Production companies | Les films de l'autre Telefilm Canada |
| Distributed by | Funfilm Distribution |
Release dates |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | Atikamekw |
The film's cast also includes Martin Dubreuil, Kwena Bellemare-Boivin and Jacques Newashish.
Accolades
editThe film won the award for best picture, and Leriche won the award for best director, at the 2016 Whistler Film Festival.[2] At the 2016 Directors Guild of Canada awards, Leriche won the DGC Discovery Award.[3]
The film garnered six nominations at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, including Best Motion Picture.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Lussier, Marc-André (15 April 2016). "Avant les rues: une oeuvre utile et pertinente ***1/2". La Presse.
- ^ a b Pinto, Jordan (December 5, 2016). "Before the Streets wins big in Whistler". Playback. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ a b Hertz, Barry (22 October 2016). "Paul Gross takes top film honours at Directors Guild of Canada Awards". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "Juste la fin du monde domine les nominations aux Écrans canadiens". Ici Radio-Canada. 17 January 2017.
- ^ Furdyk, Brent (17 January 2017). "2017 Canadian Screen Awards nominees revealed". Global News. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ André Duchesne, "Manoir remporte le Prix collégial du cinéma québécois". La Presse, March 27, 2017.
- ^ Boutros, Magdaline (5 April 2017). "Gala Québec cinéma: Juste la fin du monde et Two Lovers and a Bear en tête". La Presse. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Gala Québec Cinéma: suivez notre couverture en direct". The Huffington Post. 4 June 2017. Archived from the original on 5 June 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
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