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'Before My Heart Falls' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Sbastien Rose and released in 2012.Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/avant-que-mon-coeur-bascule-sebastien-rose/ "Avant que mon coeur bascule Film de Sbastien Rose"]. 'Films du Qubec', October 16, 2012. The film centres on Sarah (Clmence Dufresne-Deslires), a young con artist who regularly fakes a crisis on the side of the road so that she can rob men who stop to help her; however, after one of her cons results in a man's accidental death, she befriends the man's grieving widow Franoise (Sophie Lorain) while simultaneously trying to maintain her relationship with her crime boss Ji-Guy (Sbastien Ricard).[https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/cinema-quebecois/entrevues/201211/10/01-4592455-avant-que-mon-coeur-bascule-point-de-bascule.php "Avant que mon coeur bascule: point de bascule"]. 'La Presse', November 10, 2012.

The film premiered on September 14, 2012 at the Quebec City Film Festival,[https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/musique/201208/29/01-4569145-une-piece-de-coeur-de-pirate-au-cinema.php "Une pice de Coeur de pirate au cinma"]. 'La Presse', August 29, 2012. before opening commercially on November 12.Vronique Lauzon, [https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2012/11/12/tapis-rouge-avant-que-mon-coeur-bascule "Tapis rouge Avant que mon cur bascule"]. 'Le Journal de Montral', November 12, 2012.

Brendan Kelly of the 'Montreal Gazette' gave the film a mixed review, praising Dufresne-Deslires's performance as a "force of nature" but concluding that the film ultimately "just doesn't have the emotional punch it should have".Brendan Kelly, "Newcomer is force of nature but her first movie isn't; Intriguing local film has lots of originality but for some reason seems to lack impact". 'Montreal Gazette', November 16, 2012.

The film received two Prix Jutra nominations at the 15th Jutra Awards in 2013, for Best Supporting Actor (Ricard) and Best Supporting Actress (Lorain).[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/598138/jutra-15e-nominations "Jutra : Laurence anyways et Rebelle en tte des nominations"]. Ici Radio-Canada, January 31, 2013.

The film was broadcast by Ici Radio-Canada Tl in 2019.Helen Faradji, [https://ici.radio-canada.ca/tele/cinema/blogue/1189862/3-bonnes-raisons-de-re-decouvrir-avant-que-mon-coeur-bascule-sebastien-rose-sophie-lorain-sebastien-ricard-clemence-dufresne-deslieres-alexis-martin "3 bonnes raisons de (re)dcouvrir Avant que mon cur bascule"]. Ici Radio-Canada, July 3, 2019.

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