Home | Movies By Year | Movies from 2020
Qubexit
Buy Qubexit now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the movie. And once you've experienced the movie, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
'Qubexit' is a 2020 Canadian political comedy film, directed by Joshua Demers.Joanne Belluco, [https://onfr.tfo.org/quebexit-un-film-ontarien-trilingue-mettant-en-vedette-des-comediens-de-la-scene-franco-torontoise/ "Qubexit, un film ontarien trilingue mettant en vedette des comdiens de la scne franco-torontoise"]. 'ONFR+', November 24, 2020. The film's plot centres on the aftermath of a successful Quebec sovereignty referendum, focusing on conflicts at the new international Quebec-New Brunswick border between the Canadian Armed Forces, the new army of Quebec, and a pair of indigenous women whose ancestral land rights mean that they cannot be stopped from crossing the border at will.Ben Leeson, [https://www.thesudburystar.com/news/local-news/quebexit-an-ensemble-comedy-at-intersection-of-language-and-culture-to-premiere-at-cinefest "Qubexit, an ensemble comedy at intersection of language and culture, to premiere at Cinefest"]. 'Sudbury Star', September 21, 2020.
The film's cast includes Gail Maurice, Xavier Yuvens, Alison Louder, Nicole Joy-Fraser, Daniel Gravelle, Alexandre Ct, Mlanie Bray, Voytek Skrzeta, Inderpal Saluja, Valrie Descheneaux, Andrew White-Martin, Emmanuel Kabongo, Nathalie Nadon, Florian Franois, Pierre Simpson, Kyle McDonald, Keenan Grom, Samantha Brown and Jennifer Vallance. It features dialogue in English, French and Cree;[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/premiere/emissions/y-a-pas-deux-matins-pareils/segments/entrevue/210983/joshua-demers-quebexit "Qubexit, une comdie noire Cinfranco"]. CJBC, November 24, 2020. despite being set on the Quebec-New Brunswick border, the film was shot principally in Pickering, Ontario.Volkmar Richter, [https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/12/04/reviews/movie-reviews-funny-boy-yes-god-yes-underground-american-thief-quebexit-black-bear "Movie reviews: Canadas Oscar bid, a Catholic guilt comedy and Whistler film fest now online"]. 'National Observer', December 4, 2020.
The film premiered at the Cinfest Sudbury International Film Festival in September 2020. In December it was screened at the Whistler Film Festival,Craig Takeuchi, [https://www.straight.com/movies/from-bc-to-newfoundland-2020-whistler-film-festival-offers-a-cinematic-cross-canada-trek "From B.C. to Newfoundland: The 2020 Whistler Film Festival offers a cinematic cross-Canada trek"]. 'The Georgia Straight', December 6, 2020. where Maurice, Yuvens and Demers won the Borsos Competition award for Best Screenplay in a Canadian Film.Lauren Malyk, [https://playbackonline.ca/2020/12/21/little-orphans-wins-best-canadian-feature-at-wff/ "Little Orphans wins Best Canadian Feature at WFF"]. 'Playback', December 21, 2020.
References
Buy Qubexit now from Amazon
<-- Return to movies from 2020