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'An Extraordinary Person' is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Monia Chokri and released in 2013.[Julie Ledoux, [https://voir.ca/nouvelles/actualite-cinematographique/2013/07/17/le-court-metrage-quelquun-dextraordinaire-de-monia-chokri-en-competition-au-festival-du-film-de-locarno/ "Le court mtrage Quelquun dextraordinaire de Monia Chokri en comptition au Festival du film de Locarno"]. 'Voir', July 17, 2013.] The film stars Magalie Lpine-Blondeau as Sarah, a brilliant academic who suffers from severe social anxiety but must cope with seeing many old friends at her colleague's engagement party.["Chutes extraordinaires et royaumes mortels: 7 courts mtrages qubcois de La distributrice de films". '24 images', Vol. 172 (June/July 2015).]
The film's cast also includes Anne Dorval, Sophie Cadieux, Evelyne Brochu, Anne-lisabeth Boss, Laurence Leboeuf, Marilyn Castonguay and Anne-Marie Cadieux.
The film premiered at the 2013 Locarno Festival,[ and was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list as one of the ten best Canadian short films of 2013.][[http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/tiff-s-top-10-films-of-2013-taps-enemy-the-f-word-gabrielle-1.2449710 "TIFF's Top 10 films of 2013 taps Enemy, The F Word, Gabrielle"]. CBC News, December 3, 2013.] It won the Prix Jutra for Best Short Film at the 16th Jutra Awards.[
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