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'Amnesia: The James Brighton Enigma' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Denis Langlois and released in 2005.["Tale of amnesia revives fond memories". 'Montreal Gazette', September 25, 2005.] The film dramatizes the true story of "James Brighton", a gay "mystery man" suffering from dissociative amnesia who was found naked behind a dumpster in Montreal in 1998,["Mystery man can't find key to unlock his past". 'Montreal Gazette', November 23, 1998.] and was eventually confirmed as Matthew Honeycutt, a young heterosexual man from La Follette, Tennessee who was attempting to escape from his fundamentalist Christian family.["Identity crisis". 'Saturday Night', March 1999.]
The film stars Dusan Dukic as Brighton/Honeycutt; Karyne Lemieux as Sylvie, a young woman who engages in trying to help solve the mystery of Brighton's identity; Louise Laprade as psychiatrist Genevive Marler; and Norman Helms as Flix, a man who takes Brighton in as a house guest before his real identity is confirmed.[[https://variety.com/2006/film/reviews/amnesia-the-james-brighton-enigma-1200515174/ "Amnesia: The James Brighton Enigma"]. 'Variety', June 26, 2006.]
The film premiered on September 26, 2005 at Montreal's Cinema Quartier Latin, as a fundraising benefit gala for Gay Line/Gai coute, the city's helpline for LGBT people.[
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The film was cowinner with Tori Foster's documentary film '533 Statements' of the award for Best Canadian Feature Film at the 2006 Inside Out Film and Video Festival.[[https://www.indiewire.com/2006/06/amnesia-and-533-statements-among-top-prize-winners-at-2006-inside-out-fest-76595/amp/ "Amnesia and 533 Statements Among Top Prize Winners at 2006 Inside Out Fest"]. 'IndieWire', June 5, 2006.]
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