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'The Fall of Sparta' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Tristan Dubois and released in 2018.[https://voir.ca/cinema/2018/05/28/la-chute-de-sparte-histoire-tragique/ "La chute de Sparte : Histoire tragique"]. 'Voir', May 28, 2018. Adapted from the young adult novel by Sbastien "Biz" Frchette,[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1104302/la-chute-de-sparte-tristan-dubois-biz-diversite-adolescence "La chute de Sparte : parce quon est en 2018"]. Ici Radio-Canada, May 31, 2018. the film stars Lvi Dor as Steeve Simard, a bookish and introverted teenager in Saint-Lambert, Quebec in his final year of high school.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/la-chute-de-sparte-1.4689265 "Montreal film La Chute de Sparte aims to be not (just) another teen movie"]. CBC News Montreal, June 2, 2018.

Dubois and Biz opted to cast the film in a color-blind way, choosing the best actor for each role regardless of whether they corresponded to their character's stated or presumed

racial background in the original novel.[https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/528646/entrevue-l-age-des-premieres-fois "La chute de Sparte: lge des premires fois"]. 'Le Devoir', May 26, 2018.

Awards



Fanny Vachon received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Makeup at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards. The film received three Prix Iris nominations at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards, for Best Hairstyling (Andr Duval), Revelation of the Year (Dor) and Best Casting (Nathalie Boutrie).Richard Therrien, [https://www.lesoleil.com/arts/richard-therrien/alerte-amber-enfant-autiste-recherche-ce1e9d8bde5f1210b1f3c8298e57108c "Alerte Amber: enfant autiste recherch"]. 'Le Soleil', September 5, 2019.

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