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Plot Summary
Summer is near and classes are coming to an endin a former industrial town on the end of a large bay.
Léo, a young and disaffected girl, meets Steve, a reclusive and aimless guitarist. Léo lives with her mother and stepfather Paul, a populist radio show host who forced her father into exile up north. Sylvain, Léo’s father, is a dethroned union leader whom she greatly misses.
A stranger in her own world, frustrated and angry, it is through her budding relationship with Steve, set to the rhythm of their guitar lessons and her new summer job, that she’ll be able to find some kind of comfort and ultimately take flight.
Quotes
“Karelle Tremblay has something of compatriot Ellen Page’s naturalness, self-possession and dry delivery.” “Beautifully crafted and emotionally effective drama.”
-Demetrios Matheou, Screen Daily
Reviews
Screen Daily – ‘The Fireflies Are Gone’: Karlovy Vary Review
Festivals and Awards
Karlovy International Film Festival, Czech Republic, June 2018
Toronto International Film Festival, Canada, September 2018
*Winner Canada Goose Award for Best Canadian Feature
Haifa International Film Festival, Israel, September 2018
Chicago Film Festival, USA, October 2018
Tokyo International Film Festival, Japan, October 2018
Denver Film Festival, USA, October 2018
Canadian Days in Prague, Czech Republic, November 2018
International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg, Germany, November 2018
*Winner–JURY OF CINEMA OWNERS RECOMMENDATION
*Winner–Talent Award
Torino Film Festival, Italy, November 2018
Palm Springs International Film Festival, USA, January 2019
Tromso International Film Festival, Norway, January 2019
Wurzburg Film Festival, Germany, January 2019
Mons International Film Festival, Belgium, February 2019
Festival of Francophonie, Israel, March 2019
Festival of Francophonie, Estonia, March 2019
Festival of Francophonie, Latvia, March 2019
Telefilm’s Canada Now, USA, March 2019
CANADA NOW Showcase, Mexico, March 2019
OFF Camera International Festival of Independent Cinema, Poland, April 2019