Land of Men | |
Native Name: | |
Director: | Ky Nam Le Duc |
Producer: | Ky Nam Le Duc |
Starring: | Jorge Martinez Colorado Rosa Zacharie Hugues Saint-Louis |
Music: | Joé Trépanier |
Cinematography: | François Messier-Rheault |
Editing: | Ève Gaudet |
Studio: | Les Films de l'autre |
Distributor: | Travelling Distribution |
Runtime: | 23 minutes |
Country: | Canada |
Language: | French |
Land of Men (French: Terre des hommes) is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Ky Nam Le Duc and released in 2009. The film centres on José Maria (Jorge Martinez Colorado), an undocumented immigrant from Mexico who is detained in Quebec by police officers Catherine (Rosa Zacharie) and Patrick (Hugues Saint-Louis). The film premiered in June 2009 at the CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Short Film.[1] It was a Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 30th Genie Awards in 2010.[2]