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'La Ronde' is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Sophie Goyette and released in 2011.[Sonia Sarfati, [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/nouvelles/201207/17/01-4546196-entrez-dans-sa-ronde.php "Entrez dans sa Ronde..."]. 'La Presse', August 8, 2011.] The film stars liane Prfontaine and Hubert Lemire as Ariane and Alexandre, twin siblings who are experiencing very different reactions to their father's impending death: Alexandre feels the need to stay close to their father, while Ariane feels the need to leave.[
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The film premiered at the Locarno Film Festival on August 6, 2011,[ and had its Canadian premiere at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival.]["TIFF 2011 short films: A complete list". 'The Globe and Mail', August 19, 2011.]
The film was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2011,["The Festival group releases Canada's annual top ten". Postmedia News, December 7, 2011.] and was a Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 32nd Genie Awards.[Brian D. Johnson, [https://www.macleans.ca/culture/movies/quebec-and-croneberg-lead-genies/ "Quebec and Croneberg (sic) lead Genies"]. 'Maclean's', January 17, 2012.]
Goyette's feature film debut, 'Still Night, Still Light (Mes nuits feront cho)', starred Prfontaine in a thematically similar story about a different character.[Manon Dumais, [https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/488726/cinema-mes-nuits-feront-echo-rever-mieux "Mes nuits feront cho: rver mieux"]. 'Le Devoir', January 9, 2017.]
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