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Familiar Grounds | En terrains connus – dir. Stéphane Lafleur, 2011 – PREMIERE

date: 04/08/2011, time: 15:30, place: The Big Cinema, film program: world under canvas, artistic program: films
film program: the audience poll,

CA | 2011 | colour | 89 min
reż|dir Stéphane Lafleur pro|pro Luc Déry and Kim McCraw, Micro Scope sce|sc Stéphane Lafleur zdj|ph Sara Mishara mon|ed Sophie Leblond ob|cast Francis La Haye, Fanny Mallette, Michel Daigl dys|dis Entertainment One

Maryse and her husband live in a house in suburbs. Her brother, Benoit, is trapped in endless adolescence, sharing their childhood home with their invalid father. Benoit is in love with a single mom named Nathalie, and he’s hoping to finally grow up by living with her. But Nathalie’s son does not approve. A serious accident at the factory where Maryse works, a strange series of coincidences, and the arrival of a Man claiming to come from the future launch Maryse and Benoit on a life-changing road trip. Following up his acclaimed feature film Continental, a film without guns, filmmaker Stéphane Lafleur once again brings us a story where the ordinary and the fantastic collide.

AWARDS
2011 Berlin IFF – Prize of the Ecumenical Jury for Stéphane Lafleur

DIRECTOR | Stéphane Lafleur (1976)
Canadian screenplay writer, director and editor. In the last 10 years, Stéphane Lafleur has contributed to the creation of more than 30 independent short films. He is notably one of the founding members of the Kino movement. His first feature, Continental, a Film Without Guns had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival and went on to be selected by major festivals such as Thessaloniki, Göteborg, Denver, Rotterdam, Oslo and in Los Angeles. Stéphane Lafleur is also the lyricist and singer of the folk/country band “Avec pas d’casque”.