Exiles in Lotusland (French: Le méchant trip) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Ilan Saragosti and released in 2005.[1] The film centres on Mélissa "Mélo" Cossette and Dany "Ti-Criss" Nadeau, two homeless teenagers from Quebec who have moved to Vancouver, where they are supporting themselves as squeegee kids.[2]
| Exiles in Lotusland | |
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| French | Le méchant trip |
| Directed by | Ilan Saragosti |
| Written by | Ilan Saragosti |
| Produced by | Claudette Jaiko |
| Starring | Mélissa Cossette Dany Nadeau |
| Cinematography | Ilan Saragosti Kirk Tougas Marc Gadoury |
| Edited by | Natacha Dufaux |
| Music by | Jonathan Lander Avrum Nadigel |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Languages | English French |
The film premiered at the 2005 Whistler Film Festival,[1] where it won the Borsos Competition award for Best Canadian Film.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Michael Kissinger, "Whistler Film Festival not just for ski bums". Vancouver Courier, November 27, 2005.
- ^ "Previews portend a fabulous festival of world-class films". Esquimalt News, January 27, 2006.
- ^ Alexandra Gill, "Documentary takes feature award at Whistler". The Globe and Mail, December 5, 2005.
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