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SYNOPSIS

Newly hired as a French-Spanish translator in a factory employing Guatemalan workers, a young woman undertakes daily resistance with them to fight against the exploitation of which they are victims.

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The team

Directed by: Pier-Philippe Chevigny
Screenplay: Pier-Philippe Chevigny
Cast: Ariane Castellanos, Marc-André Grondin, Nelson Coronado, Antonio Ortega, Gerardo Miranda, Luis Oliva, Micheline Bernard, Eve Duranceau and Marvin Coroy
Production: Geneviève Gosselin-G.
Co-production: TS Productions (Miléna Poylo, Gilles Sacuto and Alice Bloch)
Executive producer: Galilé Marion-Gauvin
Associate producer: Jeanne-Marie Poulain
Brittany co-production: JPL Films (Jean-François Bigot and Camille Raulo)
Distribution Canada: FunFilms
International sales: Be For Films
Direction of photography: Gabriel Brault-Tardif
Set design: Yola Van Leuweenkamp
Costume design: Kelly-Anne Bonieux
Editing: Amélie Labrèche
Sound: Philippe Lecoeur, Jérôme Gonthier and Jean-Guy Véran
Original music: Félicia Atkinson

Festivals et distinctions

Development

  • Berlinale Coproduction Market (Talent Project Market) 2020
  • TIFF Filmmaker Lab, 2020
  • Los Cabos International Film Festival –  Gabriel Figueroa Film Fund, 2020

Festivals

  • 6 Canadian Screen Award nominations: Best Film, Best Debut Film, Best Performance in a Leading Role (Ariane Castellanos), Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Nelson Coronado), Best Direction of Photography (Gabriel Brault Tardif), Best Cast roles (Ariane Castellanos, Victor Tremblay-Blouin).
  • Tribeca Film Festival, 2023 (World premiere)
  • Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, 2023 (European premiere)Fantasia International Film Festival, 2023 (National premiere)
  • *Bronze public prize, Best quebecois film 
  • Les Percéïdes Festival, 2023
    *Jury Grand Prize
  • Cinefest Sudbury Festival, 2023
  • Calgary International Film Festival, 2023
    *Best leading role – Ariane Castellanos
  • Vancouver International Film Festival, 2023
    *Honorable mention for best emerging director
  • Namur International French-Language Film Festival, 2023
    *Bayard d’Or Best first work
  • Saint Jean de Luz International Film Festival, 2023
    *Best actress – Ariane Castellanos
    *Public prize
    *Jury Grand Prize
  • Athens International Film Festival, 2023
    *Greek Critics’ Award
    *Public prize
  • Antalya International Film Festival, 2023
  • Atlantic International Film Festival, 2023
  • Cinematik International Film Festival, 2023
  • Morelia International Film Festival, 2023
  • Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival, 2023
  • Icaro International Film Festival, 2023
  • Palm Springs International Film Festival, 2023
  • Alexandria Film Festival, 2023
    *Best Foreign Language Film
  • Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma, 2024
  • Festival Objectif Cinéma, 2024 
    *Citizen Jury Prize
  • Festival international du film francophone en Acadie, 2024
  • Festival Aguacaton de Oro, 2024
  • Milton Film Festival, 2024 
    *Audience Award Best Film
  • Reel Canadian Film Festival, 2024
  • Tournai Ramdam Festival, 2024
  • Festival du Premier Film d’Annonay, 2024 
    *Public Prize, *Student Jury Prize
  • Vues dans la tête de Pascal Plante, 2024
  • Carcassonne International political Film Festival, 2024
  • Pune International Film Festival, 2024
  • Available Lights Film Festival, 2024
  • Festival Itinérances d’Alès, 2024
  • Quimper Film Festival, 2024
  • Festival Chef Op en Lumière, 2024
  • Vues du Québec à Florac, 2024
  • Traversées de Lunel, 2024
  • Rencontres Cinématographiques de Salon-de-Provence, 2024
  • Quebecine, 2024
  • Pune International Film Festival, Nagpur Edition, 2024
  • Off Camera International Film Festival, 2024
  • Oakville Film Festival, 2024
  • Rencontres du Sud d’Avignon, 2024
  • Festival du film Canadien de Dieppe, 2024
    *TV5 Monde Public Prize
  • Musique & Cinéma, 2024
  • Bengaluru International Film Festival, 2024
  • Focus on French Cinema, 2024
  • Job Film Days, 2024
  • CinÉdison, Lorgues, 2024
  • Festival Utopia, 2024
  • Gala Québec Cinéma
    *IRIS Revelation of the year – Ariane Castellanos
    *IRIS Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role – Marc-André Grondin
    *IRIS Best Actress in a Leading Role – Ariane Castellanos
Portrait de Pier-Philippe Chevigny

The Director

Pier-Philippe Chevigny

Pier-Philippe Chevigny  is a filmmaker from Montreal, Quebec. His films combine anxiety-inducing camerawork and suspenseful scripts based on contemporary social issues. In 2019, his short film Rebel was an international success : over 130 festival selections (including TIFF, Busan, Namur, Stockholm, Vladivostok) and 30 awards including the Oscar-Qualifying Golden Owl Award at Tirana. His first feature Richelieu, completed in 2023, is currently enjoying a similar success on the Festival circuit, with prestigious selections at Karlovy Vary, Tribeca, Palm Springs, Fantasia, Vancouver, Athens and Namur where it won the Bayard for Best First Feature. Pier-Philippe has several projects in development at Le Foyer Films, including his follow-up feature.