Un film librement inspiré de la vie et de l’oeuvre de Nelly Arcan. Le portrait d’une femme fragmentée, perdue entre ses identités irréconciliables d’écrivain, d’amoureuse, de putain et de star. Plusieurs femmes en une seule, naviguant entre grandes exaltations et grands désenchantements. Un film à l’image d’une vie violente et d’une oeuvre radicale; un hommage à une écriture dense, glaçante et nécessaire.
Toronto International Film Festival, Canada, September 2016
Festival Film by the Sea, Netherlands, September 2016
Filmfest Hamburg, Germany, September 2016
Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur, Belgium, September 2016
Mill Valley Film Festival, USA, October 2016
Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bordeaux, France, October 2016
Festival International du Film Francophone Tübingen Stuttgart, Germany, Nov. 2016
Stockholm International Film Festival, Sweden, November 2016
International Film Festival of India (IFFI) Goa, India, November 2016
Amiens International Film Festival, France, November 2016
Palm Springs International Film Festival, USA, January 2017
Pune International Film Festival, India, January 2017
Tournai Ramdam Festival, Belgium, January 2017
Rendez-vous du Cinema Quebecois, Canada, February 2017
International Film festival of Thrissur, India, February 2017
Luxembourg City Film Festival, Luxembourg, March 2017
Focus on French Cinema, USA, March 2017
Cleveland International Film Festival, USA, March 2017
Sonoma International Film Festival, USA, March 2017
*Winner: Film Jury Award for Best World Feature
Canada Now: Best New Films, USA, April 2017
48 Images Seconde, France, April 2017
Berkshire Film Festival, USA, June 2017
Telefilm’s UK. touring initiative, Canada Now: Best New Films!, UK, June 2017
Canadian Film Festival of Bogota, Colombia, June 2017
Festival du Film Canadien de Dieppe, France, September 2017
Festival du Cinéma Québécois des Grands Lacs, France, October 2017