Before the Streets (French: Avant les rues) is a 2016 Canadian drama film directed by Chloé Leriche.[1] Set among the Atikamekw people of northern Quebec, the film stars Rykko Bellemare as Shawnouk, a man undertaking the process of restorative justice after accidentally killing someone in the process of committing a crime.[1]
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Avant les rues | |
Directed by | Chloé Leriche |
Produced by | Chloé Leriche |
Starring | Rykko Bellemare Kwena Bellemare-Boivin Jacques Newashish |
Cinematography | Glauco Bermudez |
Edited by | Chloé Leriche |
Music by | Robert Marcel Lepage |
Production companies | Les films de l'autre Telefilm Canada |
Distributed by | Funfilm Distribution |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | Atikamekw |
The film's cast also includes Martin Dubreuil, Kwena Bellemare-Boivin and Jacques Newashish.
The film won the award for best picture, and Leriche won the award for best director, at the 2016 Whistler Film Festival.[2] At the 2016 Directors Guild of Canada awards, Leriche won the DGC Discovery Award.[3]
The film garnered six nominations at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, including Best Motion Picture.[4]
Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
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Canadian Screen Awards | 12 March 2017 | Best Motion Picture | Chloé Leriche | Nominated | [5] |
Best Director | Nominated | ||||
Best Supporting Actor | Jacques Newashish | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Kwena Bellemare-Boivin | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Glauco Bermudez | Nominated | |||
Best Original Song | Nikan Boivin for "Sokecimyekw" | Nominated | |||
Directors Guild of Canada | 22 October 2016 | DGC Discovery Award | Chloé Leriche | Won | [3] |
Prix Iris | 4 June 2017 | Best Film | Nominated | [6][7] | |
Best Director | Nominated | ||||
Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
Revelation of the Year | Rykko Bellemare | Won | |||
Best Cinematography | Glauco Bermudez | Nominated | |||
Best Sound | Sylvain Bellemare, Stéphane Bergeron and Martyne Morin | Nominated | |||
Best Editing | Chloé Leriche | Nominated | |||
Best Original Music | Robert Marcel Lepage | Nominated | |||
Whistler Film Festival | 2016 | Best Canadian Feature Film | Chloé Leriche | Won | [2] |
Best Director | Won | ||||
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