2015 Canadian film
The Demons (French : Les Démons ) is a 2015 Canadian drama film, written and directed by Philippe Lesage .[ 2]
Based in part on Lesage's own childhood, the film stars Édouard Tremblay-Grenier as Félix, a ten-year-old boy living with his family in a quiet suburb of Montreal who is prone to excessive worry.[ 3] As a series of child abductions begins to grip the town, however, his vague and needless fears begin to give way to something much more real.[ 4]
The film's cast also includes Laurent Lucas , Pascale Bussières , Victoria Diamond, Vassili Schneider, Sarah Mottet, Théodore Pellerin , Bénédicte Décary and Pier-Luc Funk .[ 3]
The film was shot in August/September 2014 in Montreal and vicinity.[ 1]
The film premiered in September 2015 at the San Sebastian Film Festival .[ 4] It was released in the province of Quebec (on 8 screens) on 30 October 2015.[ 1] In December, the film was announced as part of the Toronto International Film Festival 's annual Canada's Top Ten screening series of the ten best Canadian films of the year.[ 5]
The film was nominated for the 2016 Ingmar Bergman International Debut Award at the Gothenburg Film Festival .[ 6]
Tremblay-Grenier reprised his role as Félix in a segment of Lesage's 2018 film Genesis (Genèse) .[ 7]
Awards and nominations
2015: Critic Award (AQCC) for Best Film, International Competition, Festival of New Cinema, 2015
2016: Canada's Top Ten, Toronto International Film Festival
2016: Nomination for Best Film , Gala du Cinema Quebecois
2016: Nomination for Best Director, Gala du Cinéma Québécois
2016: Gilles-Carles Award for Best First or Second feature fiction film
2016: Prix Luc-Perreault / AQCC for Best Film from Quebec
2016: Nomination for Best Motion Picture , Canadian Screen Awards
2016: Nomination for Best achievement in Directing, Canadian Screen Awards
2016: Nomination for The Ingmar Bergman International Debut Award
2016: Titanic Award for Best Film, International Competition, Budapest
2016: Golden Gate New Director Prize , San Francisco International Film Festival
References
^ a b c "Démons, Les – Film de Philippe Lesage" . Films du Québec . Retrieved 15 January 2016 .
^ "Philippe Lesage explores his childhood fears in Les Démons" . Montreal Gazette , October 25, 2015.
^ a b "'The Demons' ('Les Demons'): San Sebastian Review" . The Hollywood Reporter , September 30, 2015.
^ a b "San Sebastian Film Review: ‘The Demons’" . Variety , September 26, 2015.
^ "TIFF reveals Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival line-up" . The Globe and Mail , December 8, 2015.
^ "And the nominees are..." Göteborg Film Festival. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016 .
^ "Film Review: ‘Genesis’" . Variety , August 8, 2018.
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