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Drifting States
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'Drifting States' is a Canadian docufiction film, directed by Denis Ct and released in 2005.Maurie Alioff, [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/denis-cote "Denis Ct"]. 'The Canadian Encyclopedia', August 21, 2014. The film stars Christian Leblanc as Christian, a man from Montreal who is hiding out in the isolated town of Radisson after mercy killing his chronically ill mother.Bgin Richard, [https://voir.ca/cinema/2005/06/16/les-etats-nordiques-avant-de-perdre-le-nord/ "Les tats nordiques : Avant de perdre le nord"]. 'Voir', June 16, 2005.
The film, Ct's feature-length debut, was shot on a budget of just $80,000, and performed primarily by non-professional actors., [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/nouvelles/201501/17/01-4836068-2005-les-etats-nordiques-de-denis-cote.php "2005: Les tats nordiques de Denis Ct"]. 'La Presse', January 18, 2015.
Writing for '24 images', Andr Roy compared the film to the works of Jacques Leduc, particularly 'Ordinary Tenderness (Tendresse ordinaire)' and 'The Last Glacier (Le dernier glacier)'.Andr Roy, "Une histoire simple / Les tats nordiques de Denis Ct". '24 images', Vol, 121 (Spring 2005), p. 56.
The film won a Golden Leopard Award in the Video category at the Locarno Film Festival in 2005, and a Woosuk "Indie Vision" Award at the Jeonju International Film Festival in 2006.Brendan Kelly, [https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/creative-finance-denis-cote-prospers-with-quirky-art-films "Creative Finance: Denis Ct prospers with quirky art films"]. 'Montreal Gazette', February 11, 2019.
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