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'Wilcox' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Denis Ct and released in 2019.[[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/premiere/emissions/bien-entendu/segments/entrevue/126737/denis-cote-wilcox-cineaste-film-marginal-cinema-arts "Denis Ct, un cinaste l'aise dans la marginalit"]. 'Bien entendu', July 30, 2019.] Told entirely without dialogue,[ the film tells the story of Wilcox (Guillaume Tremblay), a mysterious drifter travelling in an apparent search for adventure.][Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/denis-cote-tourne-wilcox/ "Denis Ct tourne Wilcox"]. 'Films du Qubec', October 16, 2018.] Although he does interact with other characters in the film, the dialogue taking place in the story is not heard by the audience.[Caroline Montpetit, [https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/567097/le-dernier-ne-de-denis-cote-wilcox-parait-aux-rencontres-internationales-du-documentaire-de-montreal "Wilcox: lerrance au bout de la camra"]. 'Le Devoir', November 15, 2019.]
'Le Devoir' described the film as "not a documentary, not a fiction, not a direct cinema, but a little bit of all three forms."[
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The film was shot in October 2018 in a variety of communities in Quebec, including Bcancour and several small towns in the Montrgie region.[
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The film premiered at the 2019 Locarno Film Festival.[Lauren Malyk, [http://playbackonline.ca/2019/07/17/denis-cotes-wilcox-to-world-premiere-at-locarno/ "Denis Cotes Wilcox to world premiere at Locarno"]. 'Playback', July 17, 2019.] It was later screened at the 2019 Montreal International Documentary Festival, where it was awarded the Special Jury Prize by the Canadian national feature jury.
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