Split (2016 Canadian film) explained

Split
Native Name:
Director:Lawrence Côté-Collins
Producer:Lawrence Côté-Collins
Virginie Dubois
Starring:Marjolaine Beauchamp
Ronald Cyr
Whitney Lafleur
Music:Eric Shaw
Cinematography:Lawrence Côté-Collins
Editing:Jules Saulnier
Studio:Coop Vidéo de Montréal
Runtime:80 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:French

Split (French: Écartée) is a Canadian docufiction film, directed by Lawrence Côté-Collins and released in 2016.[1] The film stars Marjolaine Beauchamp as Anick, a social worker making a film about criminal rehabilitation that centres on ex-convict Scott (Ronald Cyr) and his girlfriend Jessie (Whitney Lafleur).[2]

The film premiered on July 29, 2016 at the Fantasia International Film Festival, before opening commercially in September.[3]

The film received two Prix Iris nominations at the 19th Quebec Cinema Awards, for Best Editing (Jules Saulnier) and Revelation of the Year (Lafleur).[4]

Notes and References

  1. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Ecartée – Film de Lawrence Côté-Collins". Films du Québec, September 25, 2016.
  2. Éric Moreault, "Écartée: «documenteur» déstabilisant". Le Soleil, September 29, 2016.
  3. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/805224/ecartee-lawrence-cote-collins-destor-rouyn-abitibi "Le film Écartée, tourné en Abitibi, arrive en salles cette semaine"
  4. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1026429/gala-du-cinema-quebecois-whitney-lafleur-de-rouyn-noranda-en-nomination-dans-la-categorie-revelation-de-lannee "Gala du cinéma québécois : Whitney Lafleur de Rouyn-Noranda en nomination dans la catégorie « Révélation de l'année »"