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'I'll End Up in Jail' is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Alexandre Dostie and released in 2019.[Natalia Wysocka, [https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/571847/cinema-je-finirai-a-sundance "Je finirai Sundance"]. 'Le Devoir', January 30, 2020.] The film stars Martine Francke as an unhappy housewife who is attempting to escape her life, when she arrives at the scene of a fatal car accident and is convinced by its perpetrator Jelly (mile Schneider) to help him try to hide the dead body in the forest.[Frdric Desjardins, [https://www.beaucemedia.ca/2019/10/03/decor-beauceron-pour-le-nouveau-court-metrage-dalexandre-dostie/ "Dcor beauceron pour le nouveau court-mtrage dAlexandre Dostie"]. 'Beauce Mdia', October 3, 2019.]
The film premiered at the Guanajuato International Film Festival in July 2019,[ and had its Canadian premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.][Norman Wilner, [https://nowtoronto.com/movies/features/tiff-2019-short-films-guide/ "TIFF 2019: 10 must-see Canadian short films"]. 'Now', August 27, 2019.] It subsequently screened in competition at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival,[Maxime Demers, [https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/01/29/je-finirai-en-prison-salue-a-sundance "Je finirai en prison salu Sundance"]. 'Le Journal de Montral', January 29, 2020.] and received an honorable mention in the drama category at the 2020 Aspen Shortsfest.[Andrew Travers, [https://www.aspentimes.com/entertainment/virtual-aspen-shortsfest-awards-announced/ "Virtual Aspen Shortsfest awards announced"]. 'The Aspen Times', April 6, 2020.]
Awards
The film won several awards at Qubec Cinma's Prend a court! gala in 2020, including a Best Actress award for Francke.[Andr Ducheshe, [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/202003/03/01-5263259-gala-prends-ca-court-la-coupe-du-court-decernee-a-goodbye-golovin.php "Gala Prends a court!: la Coupe du court dcerne Goodbye Golovin"]. 'La Presse', March 4, 2020.]
The film received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Live Action Short Film at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards.[[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1696771/nominations-finalistes-gala-quebec-cinema-femmes-realisatrices "Les femmes brillent aux nominations du Gala Qubec Cinma"]. Ici Radio-Canada, April 23, 2020.]
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