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Barefoot at Dawn
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'Barefoot at Dawn' is a Canadian drama film from Quebec, directed by Francis Leclerc and released in 2017.[http://cultmontreal.com/2017/10/pieds-nus-dans-laube/ "A classic Qubcois story gets a familial film treatment"]. 'Cult MTL', October 27, 2017. Written by Leclerc and Fred Pellerin as an adaptation of Flix Leclerc's semi-autobiographical novel 'Pieds nus dans l'aube', the film stars Justin Leyrolles-Bouchard as the young Flix Leclerc growing up in La Tuque, Quebec.[https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/510830/pieds-nus-dans-l-aube-la-poesie-de-l-enfance "Pieds nus dans laube La posie de lenfance"]. 'Le Devoir', October 21, 2017. Roy Dupuis and Catherine Snart also appear as Flix's parents, Leo and Fabiola Leclerc, and Robert Lepage as his uncle Rodolphe.[http://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/critiques/201710/27/01-5141502-pieds-nus-dans-laube-tres-beau-mais-trop-parfait-.php "Pieds nus dans l'aube: trs beau, mais trop... parfait?"]. 'La Presse', October 27, 2017.
The film represented Francis Leclerc's first attempt to openly address his legacy as the son of Flix Leclerc, one of Quebec's musical icons, in his own work.
The film received three Prix Iris nominations at the 20th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2018: Best Cinematography (Steve Asselin), Best Costume Design (Jose Castonguay) and Best Visual Effects.[https://www.lesoleil.com/arts/hochelaga-et-le-probleme-dinfiltration-dominent-les-nominations-aux-prix-iris-61fbcf026a79f7cb306420fab045c621 "Hochelaga et Le problme d'infiltration dominent les nominations aux prix Iris"]. 'Le Soleil', April 10, 2018.
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