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The Demons (2015 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Demons' is a 2015 Canadian drama film, written and directed by Philippe Lesage.[https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/philippe-lesage-explores-his-childhood-fears-in-les-demons "Philippe Lesage explores his childhood fears in Les Dmons"]. 'Montreal Gazette', October 25, 2015.
Based in part on Lesage's own childhood, the film stars douard Tremblay-Grenier as Flix, a ten-year-old boy living with his family in a quiet suburb of Montreal who is prone to excessive worry.[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/demons-les-demons-san-sebastian-828446 "'The Demons' ('Les Demons'): San Sebastian Review"]. 'The Hollywood Reporter', September 30, 2015. As a series of child abductions begins to grip the town, however, his vague and needless fears begin to give way to something much more real.[https://variety.com/2015/film/festivals/the-demons-review-1201603231/ "San Sebastian Film Review: The Demons"]. 'Variety', September 26, 2015.
The film's cast also includes Laurent Lucas, Pascale Bussires, Victoria Diamond, Vassili Schneider, Sarah Mottet, Thodore Pellerin, Bndicte Dcary and Pier-Luc Funk.
The film was shot in August/September 2014 in Montreal and vicinity.
The film premiered in September 2015 at the San Sebastian Film Festival. It was released in the province of Quebec (on 8 screens) on 30 October 2015. In December, the film was announced as part of the Toronto International Film Festival's annual Canada's Top Ten screening series of the ten best Canadian films of the year.[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/tiff-reveals-canadas-top-ten-film-festival-line-up/article27649543/ "TIFF reveals Canadas Top Ten Film Festival line-up"]. 'The Globe and Mail', December 8, 2015.
The film was nominated for the 2016 Ingmar Bergman International Debut Award at the Gothenburg Film Festival.
Tremblay-Grenier reprised his role as Flix as a minor character in Lesage's 2018 film 'Genesis (Gense)'.[https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/genesis-review-1202899203/ "Film Review: Genesis"]. 'Variety', August 8, 2018.
Awards and nominations
* 2015: 'Critic Award (AQCC) for Best Film, International Competition, Festival of New Cinema, 2015'
* 2016: 'Canada's Top Ten, Toronto International Film Festival'
* 2016: 'Nomination for Best Film, Gala du Cinema Quebecois'
* 2016: 'Nomination for Best Director, Gala du Cinma Qubcois'
* 2016: 'Gilles-Carles Award for Best First or Second feature fiction film'
* 2016: 'Luc-Perreault Award / AQCC for Best Film from Quebec""
* 2016: 'Nomination for Best Motion Picture, Canadian Screen Awards'
* 2016: 'Nomination for Best achievement in Directing, Canadian Screen Awards'
* 2016: 'Nomination for The Ingmar Bergman International Debut Award'
* 2016: 'Titanic Award for Best Film, International Competition, Budapest'
* 2016: 'Golden Gate New Director Prize', San Francisco International Film Festival
References
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