LA DÉESSE DES MOUCHES À FEU
(GODDESS OF THE FIREFLIES)
by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette
2020 | 106 min
Drama | Canada (Québec) | French (English subtitles)
Cast: Kelly Depeault, Caroline Néron, Normand D’Amour, Éléonore Loiselle , Marine Johnson , Robin L'Houmeau , Noah Parker , Maxime Gibeault , Laurence Deschênes , Antoine Desrochers
It is the grunge era. Catherine is a teenager going through adolescence just as her parents are about to get a divorce. Her social life is no better as bullies and boyfriends add to the pressure of growing up in the spectacular chaos of the 90s.
Eroticism
In co-presentation with:
FESTIVALS:
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Winner, Grand Jury Prize, Quebec City International Film Festival (2020)
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Best actress, Festival du film canadien de Dieppe (France, 2020)
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Canadian Screen Awards (2021)
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Gala Québec Cinema (2021)
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Seattle International Film Festival (2021)
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Berlin International Film Festival (2020)
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Giffoni Film Festival (Italy, 2020)
FILM REVIEWS:
Goddess of the Fireflies is a memorable film.
— Into:screens
Powerful acting performances.
— La Presse (translated from French)
Brilliant.
— Le Devoir (translated from French)
An adaptation of Geneviéve Pettersen’s novel of the same name, director Anais Barbeau- Lavalette’s Goddess of the Fireflies (La déesse des mouches à feu) is a beautiful coming-of-age drama that you should watch.
— High on Films
The visceral film, which premiered in the youth-oriented Generation Kplus section of the Berlin International Film Festival last February, has won over lockdown-shocked teenagers in search of something gritty, sensorial and real. (…)
Marked by lush visuals, a great soundtrack and a full-frontal approach to sex, drugs and the bracing realities of growing up, it never talks down to its audience. (…)
A very unique movie that is filled with emotions.
— Montreal Gazette