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Director
  
Stephane Lafleur

Budget
  
1 million CAD

Duration
  

Language
  
French

7/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Comedy, Drama

Producers
  
Luc Dery, Kim McCraw

Country
  
Canada

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Release date
  
31 August 2007 (2007-08-31) (Venice Film Festival)

Writer
  
Valerie Beaugrand-Champagne (script consultant), Stephane Lafleur

Cast
  
Marie-Ginette Guay
(Lucette Simoneau),
Gilbert Sicotte
(Marcel Beaudoin),
Fanny Mallette
(Chantal Lefebvre),
Réal Bossé
(Louis Girard),
Pauline Martin
(Nicole),
Marie Brassard
(Diane)

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Continental, a Film Without Guns (French: Continental, un film sans fusil) is a 2007 Canadian comedy-drama film directed and written by Stéphane Lafleur.

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Plot

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The lives of four people intertwine after the disappearance of a man who wanders into the forest. A Man wakes up on a bus. Everybody is gone. Night has fallen. He gets off the bus and finds himself at the edge of a forest. Sounds are coming from deep within the woods. The Man enters the forest and disappears into the night.

Recognition

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  • Won: 2007 Toronto International Film Festival: Best Canadian First Feature Film
  • Official Selection: Venice Film Festival
  • Jutra Awards:
  • Best Motion Picture of the Year (Meilleur Film) - Luc Déry
    Kim McCraw
  • Best Achievement in Directing (Meilleure Réalisation) - Stéphane Lafleur
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Meilleur Acteur de Soutien) - Réal Bossé
  • Best Screenplay (Meilleur Scénario) - Stéphane Lafleur
  • Nominee:
  • Genie Award for Best Motion Picture - Luc Déry
    Kim McCraw
  • Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design - André-Line Beauparlant
  • Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Gilbert Sicotte
  • Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Marie-Ginette Guay
  • Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Fanny Mallette
  • Jutra Awards:
  • Best Achievement in Cinematography (Meilleure Direction de la Photographie) - Sara Mishara
  • Best Achievement in Art Direction (Meilleure Direction Artistique) - André-Line Beauparlant
  • Best Achievement in Editing (Meilleure Montage) - Sophie Leblond
  • Best Achievement in Sound (Meilleur Son) - Pierre Bertrand, Sylvain Bellemare and Bernard Gariépy Strobl

    • References

    Continental, a Film Without Guns Wikipedia
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    Continental, a Film Without Guns IMDb Continental, a Film Without Guns themoviedb.org