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Origami (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Origami' is a Canadian science fiction thriller film, directed by Patrick Demers and released in 2017.Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/origami-patrick-demers/ "Origami Film de Patrick Demers"]. 'Films du Qubec', April 17, 2018. The film stars Franois Arnaud as David, a man struggling to make sense of whether his apparent ability to travel back and forth in time is the result of a psychotic break or a timeline that is genuinely folding in on itself.Norman Wilner, [https://nowtoronto.com/movies/reviews/cinefranco-review-origami "Cinefranco review: Origami"]. 'Now', October 3, 2018.
The film's cast also includes Nobuya Shimamoto, Max Laferriere, Stefanie Nakamura, Benot Gouin, Alexa-Jeanne Dub, Normand D'Amour, Patrick Forest, Tania Kontoyanni and Milton Tanaka.
The film premiered on July 18, 2017 at the Fantasia Film Festival,Ismal Houdassine, [https://quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/2017/07/05/fantasia-2017-c-est-du-solide_a_23018195/ "Fantasia 2017, cest du solide!"]. 'Huffington Post Qubec', July 5, 2017. before going into commercial release in 2018.Normand Provencher, [https://www.lesoleil.com/arts/cinema/patrick-demers-signe-un-thriller-fantastique-avec-origami-03d43a6f3ba9b077974958c3681fdab3 "Patrick Demers signe un thriller fantastique avec Origami"]. 'Le Soleil', April 19, 2018.
Critical response
Norman Wilner of 'Now' rated the film three N's, writing that "the charismatic Arnaud ('Blindspot', 'The People Garden') does a fine job of holding the whole thing together, even as when it briefly flirts with turning into a bad remake of 'The Butterfly Effect'." Andr Duchesne of 'La Presse' also praised Arnaud's performance as successfully carrying a difficult film.Andr Duchesne, [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/critiques/201804/27/01-5162766-origami-a-la-recherche-du-temps-perdu-12.php "Origami: la recherche du temps perdu"]. 'La Presse', April 27, 2018.
Awards
At the Fantasia Film Festival, the film received a special citation from the Barry Convex Award jury.[https://rue-morgue.com/fantasia-festival-2017-awards-celebrate-the-best-in-horror-and-other-genre-fare/ "Fantasia Festival 2017 awards celebrate the best in horror and other genre fare!"]. 'Rue Morgue', August 3, 2017.
Screenwriters Andr Gulluni and Claude Lalonde received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Screenplay at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards in 2019.Yan Lauzon, [https://www.journaldemontreal.com/nominations-gala-quebec-cinema-1991-au-sommet "Nominations Gala Qubec Cinma: 1991 au sommet"]. 'Le Journal de Montral', April 11, 2019.
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