1:54 (film)
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| Directed by | Yan England |
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| Screenplay by | Yan England |
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| Country | Canada |
| Language | French with English subtitles |
1:54 is a French Canadian film directed by Yan England. Starring Antoine Olivier Pilon, Lou-Pascal Tremblay and Sophie Nélisse, it also features roles by David Boutin, Patrice Godin, Robert Naylor and Anthony Therrien. The film launched on wider screens on 13 October 2016 tackles the phenomenon of bullying in schools.
Film festivals
The film was featured during the 2016 Québec City Film Festival with the film winning the award for "Best Student Film" and the film's star Antoine Olivier Pilon the award for "Best Actor" during the festival. It was also featured during the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea, the 9th edition of Festival du film francophone d'Angoulême in France (23-28 August 2016) and the 31st Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur in Belgium (30 September to 6 October 2016).
The film is England's debut long feature film, following his short film Henry, which was a finalist during the 85th Academy Awards for the category of Best Live Action Short Film.[1]
Synopsis
1:54, a social / psychological drama thriller. It tells the story of Tim, a shy sixteen-year-old athlete, who is both brilliant and talented (played by Antoine Olivier Pilon). But the pressure he undergoes pushes him to the edge, where human limits reach the point of no return. Writer & Director : Yan England Cast : Antoine Olivier Pilon, Sophie Nélisse, Lou-Pascal Tremblay, David Boutin, Patrice Godin, Robert Naylor, Anthony Therrien, Guillaume Gauthier. Produced by Denise Robert and Diane England
Impact
The Québec City Film Festival screening held in the Quebec capital's Palais Montcalm on 23 September 2016 was attended by Premier of Quebec Philippe Couillard, a number of government ministers and Quebec City mayor Régis Labeaume.
The film has prompted wider discussion in Canadian schools with demands of showing the film in various schools to encourage open discussions and wider public awareness of important issues the film tackles like competitiveness in youth sports and rivalry between athletes, bullying, physical violence, verbal abuse and intimidation in schools, sexual orientation among youth and teenage homosexuality, public outing, online shaming, youth suicide, ostracism, blackmail, rejection, humiliation, desperation, vengeance, handling of grief,[2]
References
- ↑ FilmsQuebec: 1:54 – Film de Yan England (French)
- ↑ Cinoche: Douleur athlétique (French)