Land of Men

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Land of Men
Directed by Ky Nam Le Duc
Produced by Ky Nam Le Duc
Written by Ky Nam Le Duc
Starring Jorge Martinez Colorado
Rosa Zacharie
Hugues Saint-Louis
Music by Joé Trépanier
Cinematography François Messier-Rheault
Edited by Ève Gaudet
Production
company
Les Films de l'autre
Distributed by Travelling Distribution
Release dates
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  • June 16, 2009 (2009-06-16) (CFC)
Running time
23 minutes
Country Canada
Language French

Land of Men (French: Terre des hommes) is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Ky Nam Le Duc and released in 2009. The film centres on José Maria (Jorge Martinez Colorado), an undocumented immigrant from Mexico who is detained in Quebec by police officers Catherine (Rosa Zacharie) and Patrick (Hugues Saint-Louis).

The film premiered in June 2009 at the CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Short Film.[1] It was a Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 30th Genie Awards in 2010.[2]

References

  1. Chris Knight, "Movie about girl's bond with her grandmother wins top prize at short film fest". National Post, June 22, 2009.
  2. Linda Barnard, "Drama rules as Genie nominations announced". Toronto Star, March 1, 2010.

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