Antigone, the drama from Québécois writer-director Sophie Deraspe that just won the Best Canadian Feature Film prize for its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, has been selected to repres…
The pic is hoping to become the ninth Canadian film to be nominated for an Oscar in the category formerly known as the Best Foreign Language Film.
Deraspe’s fifth feature film. which she wrote, directed and served as cinematographer, is a timely retelling of the Greek tragedy. It centers on Antigone , who in helping her brother escape from prison defies everyone from the police, the judiciary and the penal system to the father of her friend Haemon. Brilliant and, until now, blameless, the teenager feels the grip of power tightening around her.
Nour Belkhiria, Rachida Oussaada, Antoine Desrochers, Rawad El-Zein, Paul Doucet, Hakim Brahimi, Jean-Sébastien Courchesne and Benoit Gouin co-star. “We are extremely proud of the calibre and quality of the 16 films submitted to the Selection Committee this year, and equally proud to say that nine of them were directed or co-directed by women,” said Christa Dickenson, executive director of Telefilm Canada, which coordinates and chairs the pan-Canadian Selection Committee. “Our priority now is to celebrate and encourage the team behindas they begin the exciting race for the Best International Feature Film Oscar.
Marc Daigle and Isabelle Couture produced the pic, which is being distributed in Canada by Maison 4:3 with a theatrical release date there set for November 6. WaZabi Films is repping international sales.
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