Plots(1)
As the 2012 'Maple Spring' student protest movement in Quebec slowly ebbs away, a dark storm of violence gathers. Driven by a growing sense of frustrated powerlessness and a longing for a new life, Klas Batalo, Ordine Nuovo, Tumulto and Giutizia form an avant-garde splinter group. Their deep-rooted hostility towards the prevailing social order finds an ambiguous political expression in acts that include guerilla pranks and throwing Molotov cocktails. Using powerful imagery shaped by a century of political aesthetics, the film is a collage of scenes and documentary fragments that makes the isolation of the four protagonists tangible. In the course of a path formed by ideals and doubt, we witness their radicalism as it increasingly turns inwards. (Berlinale)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 2017 - Mathieu Denis, Simon Lavoie (Special Mention (14plus))
Toronto International Film Festival
- 2016 - Mathieu Denis, Simon Lavoie (Best Canadian Feature Film)
- 2016 - Mathieu Denis, Simon Lavoie (Platform Prize)