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  • Life Begins
    La vie commence

  • Émile Proulx-Cloutier

Country: Canada
Year:
2009
Language:
French
Runtime:
14 minutes
Format:
Colour/35mm
Rating:
PG

This film plays in the Short Cuts Canada Programme 5 Programme with the following films:

fish in barrel - Randall Okita
Unlocked - Mio Adilman
IKWÉ - Caroline Monnet
Edge of the Desert - Lea Nakonechny
Record - Dylan Reibling
Vs. - Ben Bruhmuller
PUBLIC SCREENINGS
Tuesday September 1507:15PM ISABEL BADER THEATRE Add Film to MyTIFF Filmlist Buy Now
Wednesday September 1604:00PM JACKMAN HALL - AGO Add Film to MyTIFF Filmlist Buy Now

Description

Joseph is entering adolescence. Mathieu, his older brother, stagnates in a menial job. They rarely interact. One night, their home is broken into and their father’s gun stolen, setting off a sequence of actions that test the family’s fabric. A story of the profound bond between brothers, this affecting drama unfolds with subtle and confident precision. ASD

Émile Proulx-Cloutier is a Montreal screenwriter, director and actor. His short films include Papa (05), which won a Prix Jutra for best short film, Les Réfugiés (08) and La Vie commence (09). He has also co-directed the documentary feature Les Petits Géants (09).

Cadillac People's Choice Award