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'Perfect' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Jrmie Battaglia and released in 2016.[Maryse Jobin, [https://www.rcinet.ca/fr/2016/07/27/les-parfaites-de-la-nage-synchronisee-qui-niront-pas-aux-jeux-de-rio/ "Les parfaites de la nage synchronise qui niront pas aux Jeux de Rio"]. Radio Canada International, July 27, 2016.] The film profiles Canada's synchronized swimming team as the prepare for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[Eric Volmers, [https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/television/perfect-takes-viewers-in-the-strange-and-demanding-world-of-synchronized-swimming "Perfect takes viewers in the strange and demanding world of synchronized swimming"]. 'Calgary Herald', August 3, 2016.]
The film had selected theatrical screenings in July 2016 before being broadcast on television, both in French as an episode of the Ici Radio-Canada Tl documentary series '1001 vies'[milie Ct, [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/cinema-quebecois/201607/25/01-5004311-jeremie-battaglia-enrayer-les-prejuges-envers-la-nage-synchronisee.php "Jrmie Battaglia: enrayer les prjugs envers la nage synchronise"]. 'La Presse', July 25, 2016.] and in English as an episode of the CBC Television documentary series 'Firsthand'.["Holding their breath: Doc follows Canadian synchronized swimming team on hopeful road to Rio". 'Winnipeg Free Press', August 4, 2016.]
The film received two Prix Iris nominations at the 19th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2017, for Best Documentary Film and Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Battaglia).
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