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Fail to Appear
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Wikipedia article
'Fail to Appear' is a 2017 Canadian independent drama film directed by Antoine Bourges in his feature film directorial debut.Marsha Lederman, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/reviews/article-review-fail-to-appear-is-an-utterly-watchable-piece-of-experimental/ "Review: Fail to Appear is an utterly watchable piece of experimental Canadian film"]. 'The Globe and Mail', June 4, 2018. The film stars Deragh Campbell as Isolde, a social services caseworker trying to assist Eric (Nathan Roder), a man who is about to face a criminal trial on charges of theft.Kevin Rakestraw, [https://filmpulse.net/fail-to-appear-review/ "FAIL TO APPEAR Review"]. 'Film Pulse', May 23, 2018.
The film premiered at the 2017 Vancouver International Film Festival.
Reception
Marsha Lederman of 'The Globe and Mail' describe the film as "an utterly watchable piece of experimental Canadian film", and the publication ranked it one of the top 10 best Canadian films of the year. Norman Wilner of 'Now' called it "formally rigorous but surprisingly moving".
The film received three award nominations from the Vancouver Film Critics Circle, for Best Canadian Film, Best Actress in a Canadian Film (Campbell), and Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film (Roder).
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