The Fireflies Are Gone

The Fireflies Are Gone (French: La disparition des lucioles) is a 2018 Canadian drama film directed by Sébastien Pilote.[1] It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival,[2] where it won the award for Best Canadian Film.[3]

The Fireflies Are Gone
Film poster
FrenchLa disparition des lucioles
Directed bySébastien Pilote
Written bySébastien Pilote
Produced byMarc Daigle
Bernadette Payeur
StarringPierre-Luc Brillant
CinematographyMichel La Veaux
Edited byStéphane Lafleur
Music byPhilippe Brault
Production
company
Distributed byLes Films Séville
Release date
Running time
96 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The film centres on Léo (Karelle Tremblay), a restless teenager in her final year of high school who strikes up a friendship with Steve (Pierre-Luc Brillant), an older man.[4]

In December 2018, the Toronto International Film Festival named the film to its annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list.[5] The film received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019, for Best Overall Sound (Gilles Corbeil and Stéphane Bergeron) and Best Original Score (Philippe Brault).

Cast

References
  1. "The Fireflies Are Gone". The Film Stage. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  2. "TIFF Reveals Full Canadian Lineup, Including 19 New Films and Special Premiere Event of Rob Stewart's Final 'Sharkwater' Doc". IndieWire. August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  3. "TIFF 2018 Awards: ‘Green Book’ Wins the People’s Choice Award, Upsetting ‘A Star Is Born’". IndieWire, 16 September 2018.
  4. "TIFF Review: 'The Fireflies Are Gone' Is a Nuanced Coming-of-Age Tale In Small-Town Quebec". Exclaim!, 11 September 2018.
  5. "TIFF's Canada's Top Ten list skews a lot younger this year". Now, 5 December 2018.


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