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Wikipedia article
'Not Me!' is a Canadian drama film, released in 1996."Memories light corners of director's mind". 'Vancouver Sun', October 12, 1996. The full-length directorial debut of Pierre Gang, the screenplay had been written by Gang a full 10 years before he was able to make the film."10-year-old script going to Cannes". 'The Globe and Mail', April 19, 1996.
It stars Richard Moffatt as Ren, an 11-year-old boy coming of age in 1967."From the basement to the top: Sous-Sol wins Quebec director international acclaim". 'Montreal Gazette', June 1, 1996. When his father dies shortly after he accidentally witnesses his parents having sex, he becomes overly protective of his widowed mother Reine (Louise Portal) when she enters a new relationship with Roch (Patrice Godin), while simultaneously having his own sexual awakening when the attractive Franoise (Isabelle Pasco) moves into a neighbouring apartment.
The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 1996, before opening commercially in Quebec on May 31.
The film garnered two Genie Award nominations at the 17th Genie Awards in 1996, in the categories of Best Original Screenplay (Gang) and Best Actress (Portal)."Greyson's Lilies leads Genie field: Film with all-male cast gets 14 nominations". 'The Globe and Mail', October 17, 1996. It won the award for Best Original Screenplay."1996 Genie Award winners". 'Toronto Star', December 1, 1996.
The film was Canada's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards in 1997,"Not coming soon to a theatre near you: Canadians do a good job of making movies, but a lousy job of getting them to the screen. Even films that win international awards can't get a cinematic break." 'The Globe and Mail', January 18, 1997. but did not make the final shortlist.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
See also
* List of submissions to the 69th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
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