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The Great Darkened Days

A FILM BY MAXIME GIROUX

Fiction — Quebec — 2018 — 94 min
Color | French | 16:9 | 5.1

SYNOPSIS

While a world war rages, Philippe, a draft-dodger from Quebec, takes refuge in the American West, surviving by competing in Charlie Chaplin impersonation contests. As Philippe makes his long journey home, he encounters various characters under the sway of a destructive madness borne of the chaotic times. His voyage, both violent and fascinating, is a hallucinatory initiation to the darker side of the American dream.

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CAST

  • Martin Dubreuil
  • Sarah Gadon
  • Reda Kateb
  • Romain Duris
  • Buddy Duress
  • Cody Fern
  • Luzer Twersky
  • Lise Roy

CREW

  • Direction : Maxime Giroux
  • Screenplay : Maxime Giroux, Simon Beaulieu et Alexandre Laferrière
  • Production : Sylvain Corbeil et Nancy Grant (Metafilms)
  • Direction of photography : Sara Mishara
  • Production design : Sylvain Dion
  • Editing : Mathieu Bouchard-Malo
  • Original score : Olivier Alary et Johannes Malfatti
  • Calgary International Film Festival, 2018
  • Tokyo International Film Festival, 2018
  • Toronto International Film Festival, 2018
  • Canadian Screen Awards, 2019 *Achievement in Costume Design, Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Achievement in Cinematography, Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design, Achievement in Sound Editing
  • Jutras Awards, 2019
  • Gala Quebec Cinema, 2019
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