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'Juniper Tree' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Micheline Lanctt and released in 2003.[Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/piege-issoudun-micheline-lanctot/ "Pige dIssoudun, Le Film de Micheline Lanctt"]. 'Films du Qubec', March 20, 2009.] Based in part on the Brothers Grimm's fairy tale 'The Juniper Tree',[Greenhill, Pauline (2014) "'Le pige dIssoudun': Motherhood in Crisis". 'Narrative Culture', Vol. 1, Iss. 1 (2014).] the film stars Sylvie Drapeau as Esther, a depressed woman interacting with police officer Laurier (Frdrick De Grandpr) after failing in an attempt to kill herself and her children.[
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Drapeau received a Prix Jutra nomination for Best Actress at the 6th Genie Awards.[John Griffin, "Grande seduction tops Jutra nods". 'Montreal Gazette', January 22, 2004.]
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