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'Lune' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Arturo Prez Torres and Aviva Armour-Ostroff and released in 2021.Brandon Barrett, [https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/local-arts/star-of-post-apartheid-film-lune-delivers-unflinching-portrayal-of-bipolar-disorder-4745997 "Star of post-apartheid film Lune delivers unflinching portrayal of bipolar disorder"]. 'Pique Newsmagazine', November 12, 2021. The film stars Armour-Ostroff as Miriam, a South African immigrant in Canada who struggles with bipolar disorder, against the context of her preparations to move back to South Africa in order to vote for Nelson Mandela in the 1994 South African election.

The film's cast also includes Alanna Bale, Atticus Mitchell, Vlad Alexis and Chloe Van Landschoot.

The character of Miriam was based on Armour-Ostroff's father, Brian Ostroff, to such an extent that he was officially credited as a cowriter of the film even though he died several years before it entered production. He had previously been seen in Armour-Ostroff's 2017 short documentary film 'Dr. Bros Travelling Medicine Show'.

The film premiered in March 2021 at the Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival in San Jose, California, and had its Canadian premiere in June at the Toronto Jewish Film Festival.Norman Wilner, [https://nowtoronto.com/movies/news-features/five-movies-to-watch-at-the-toronto-jewish-film-festival "Five movies to watch at the 2021 Toronto Jewish Film Festival"]. 'Now', June 2, 2021.

Awards



At Cinequest, the film was named a winner of the Audience Award for Feature Drama.

At the Toronto Jewish Film Festival, it was named a winner of the Micki Moore Award for best narrative feature by a female director.[https://playbackonline.ca/2021/05/13/in-brief-tjffs-micki-moore-award-won-by-canadian-for-first-time/ "In brief: TJFFs Micki Moore Award won by Canadian for first time"]. 'Playback', May 13, 2021.

Armour-Ostroff received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actress at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022.Brent Furdyk, [https://etcanada.com/news/867531/2022-canadian-screen-awards-nominees-announced/ "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, Sort Of & Scarborough Lead The Pack"]. 'ET Canada', February 15, 2022.

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