''Alexander Odyssey'' (french: Alexandre le fou) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by
Pedro Pires
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Life and career
Pires was born in São Filipe, Fogo, Cape ...
and released in 2019. The film premiered at the
Quebec City Film Festival
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on September 15, 2019, before premiering commercially on September 20.
Plot
The film centres on Alexandre Demard, a man who is at a new crossroads in his life 15 years after first experiencing a mental breakdown which led to his being diagnosed with
schizophrenia
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.
Awards
The film received three
Canadian Screen Award
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Sophie Leblond
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and Sylvia de Angelis). It also received four
Prix Iris
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ET Canada
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