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'A Life Begins' is a 2010 Canadian French language drama film, directed and written by Michel Monty, his debut long feature.[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/499978/vie-commence-film "C'est la premire du film Une vie qui commence"]. Ici Radio-Canada, January 11, 2011. The film's original working title was 'Cent milliards de neurones' ("One Hundred Billion Neurons").[https://web.archive.org/web/20110727075340/http://www.journalmetro.com/culture/article/354747--les-annees-1960-sans-nostalgie "Cent milliards de neurones offre les annes 1960 sans nostalgie"]. 'Mtro', October 30, 2009.

Plot



Following the death of his doctor father (Franois Papineau) from an overdose of prescription drugs in the 1960s, 12-year-old tienne (Charles Antoine Perreault) starts down the same path in an obsessive attempt to both replace and honor his memory.Brendan Kelly, "Flick exploring loss of loved one mines noir vein". 'Montreal Gazette', January 21, 2011.

Cast



* Charles Antoine Perreault: tienne Langevin (the son)

* Franois Papineau: Jacques Langevin (father)

* Julie Le Breton: Louise Langevin (mother)

* Raymond Cloutier: Guy Langevin (grandfather)

* Rita Lafontaine: grandmother

* Juliette Vermes-Monty:Marie-ve

* Mathis Brisson: Martin

* liane Prfontaine: Patricia

* tienne Soucy-Lord: Michel Meilleur

* Yves Sauv: Michel Monty

Awards



The film received six Jutra Award nominations at the 14th Jutra Awards in 2012, for Best Actor (Perreault), Best Actress (Le Breton), Best Supporting Actor (Papineau), Best Costume Design (Ginette Magny), Best Hair (Martin Lapointe) and Best Makeup (Diane Simard).Odile Tremblay, [https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/341526/monsieur-lazhar-coteau-rouge-et-cafe-de-flore-dominent-la-course-a-la-14e-soiree-des-jutra "Monsieur Lazhar, Coteau rouge et Caf de Flore dominent la course la 14e Soire des Jutra"]. 'Le Devoir', February 1, 2012.

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