The Free Ones (French: Les Libres) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Nicolas Lévesque and released in 2020. An expansion of his 2015 short film Interview with a Free Man (Entrevue avec un homme libre),[1] which was named by the Toronto International Film Festival as one of the Canada's Top Ten short films in 2015.[2] The film is a portrait of several ex-convicts who are readjusting to life as free men with jobs at a sawmill in Roberval, Quebec.[3]
| The Free Ones | |
|---|---|
| French | Les Libres |
| Directed by | Nicolas Lévesque |
| Written by | Nicolas Lévesque |
| Produced by | Jean-Philippe Archibald |
| Cinematography | Jean-Philippe Archibald |
| Edited by | Natacha Dufaux |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The film premiered at the 2020 Montreal International Documentary Festival.[4]
The film received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards, for Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Jean-Philippe Archibald) and Best Editing in a Documentary (Natacha Dufaux).[5]
References
edit- ^ François Lévesque, "«Les libres»: réapprendre le dehors". Le Devoir, February 12, 2021.
- ^ Bruce Kirkland, "TIFF announces its top 10 films of 2015". Toronto Sun, December 8, 2015.
- ^ André Duchesne, "Les libres : refaire sa vie, une planche à la fois". La Presse, February 12, 2021.
- ^ "This week at Montreal documentary film festival RIDM". Cult MTL, November 13, 2020.
- ^ Brent Furdyk, "Canadian Screen Awards Announces 2021 Film Nominations". ET Canada, March 30, 2021.
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