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'Goddess of the Fireflies' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Anas Barbeau-Lavalette and released in 2020.Jared Mobarak, [https://thefilmstage.com/berlin-review-goddess-of-the-fireflies-brings-1990s-adolescent-energy-to-life/ "Berlin Review: Goddess of the Fireflies Brings 1990s Adolescent Energy to Life"]. 'The Film Stage', February 23, 2020. An adaptation of the novel by Genevive Pettersen, the film centres on the coming of age of Catherine (Kelly Depeault), a teenage girl living in a small town in Quebec in the early 1990s.

Cast



The cast includes Caroline Nron and Normand D'Amour as Catherine's parents, lonore Loiselle as her best friend Marie-ve, and Robin L'Houmeau, Noah Parker, Antoine DesRochers and Marine Johnson as her classmates.

Production



Kelly Depeault was 17-years-old at the time of filming this movie, where she has some nude and explicit sex scenes. While director Anas Barbeau-Lavalette admits that the shooting went smoothly, she also admits to having worked a lot with the actors during the sex scenes, the most delicate to stage, according to her.

Release



The film premiered in February 2020 at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in the Generation 14plus program. It was subsequently screened at the 2020 Quebec City Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix. It premiered commercially in Canada on September 25.Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/sorties-salle-aout-septembre-2020/ "Sorties en salle aot et septembre 2020"]. 'Films du Qubec', July 31, 2020.

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