Beyond the Walls (2012 film) explained

Beyond the Walls

Native Name:

Director:

David Lambert

Producer:

Jérôme Dopffer
Daniel Morin
Jean-Yves Roubin

Starring:

Guillaume Gouix
Matila Malliarakis

Cinematography:

Matthieu Poirot-Delpech

Music:

Flonja Kodheli

Editing:

Hélène Girard

Country:

Belgium
Canada
France

Language:

French

Runtime:

98 minutes

Beyond the Walls (French: Hors les murs) is a 2012 French / Belgian / Canadian drama film directed by David Lambert.^[1]

The film centres on a romance between Paulo (Matila Malliarakis) and Ilir (Guillaume Gouix), complicated by the bisexual Paulo’s relationship with his girlfriend Anka (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin).^[2]

The film premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, where it was in contention for the Queer Palm.^[3]

Cast

Guillaume Gouix as Ilir
Matila Malliarakis as Paulo
David Salles as Grégoire
Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin as Anka
Flonja Kodheli as Ilir's sister
as Ilir's mother

Awards

At the 15th Jutra Awards in 2013, Hélène Girard was a nominee for Best Editing.^[4]

Notes and References

News: Lodge . Guy . Beyond the Walls . . 3 June 2012 . 24 November 2017.
Allan Hunter, "Beyond The Walls". Screen Daily, 21 May 2012.
Web site: Queer Palm Cannes 2012 : la Croisette "gay friendly" avec 17 films en lice. Canal+. 24 May 2012. 21 May 2015. 23 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923200229/http://www.canalplus.fr/c-cinema/c-l-actu-du-cinema/cid651266-queer-palm-cannes-2012-la-croisette-gay-friendly-avec-17-films-en-lice.html. live.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/spotlight-shines-on-quebec-cinema-at-the-jutra-awards-1.1368459 "Spotlight shines on Quebec cinema at the Jutra awards"