''Code 13'' is a Canadian dramatic short film, directed by

Mathieu Denis Mathieu Denis is a Canadian screenwriter and film director from Quebec. He is best known for his films ''Corbo'', which was a Canadian Screen Award and Quebec Cinema Award nominee for Best Picture in 2016, and ''Those Who Make Revolution Halfway ...

and released in 2007. The film stars Roc Lafortune as Joseph, a taxi driver on the night shift in

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who becomes drawn into a violent confrontation with a cyclist (

Vincent-Guillaume Otis Vincent-Guillaume Otis (born April 13, 1978) is a Canadian actor from Quebec. He is most noted for his roles in the television series ''District 31'', for which he won the Prix Gémeaux for Best Actor in a Drama Series in 2018, and the film '' Nor ...

) after accidentally hitting the man with his car.Bruce Kirkland, "2007 Toronto International Film Festival capsule reviews". ''

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'', September 10, 2007. The cast also includes Paul Dion, Patrice Dussault and Marie-France Marcotte. The film premiered at the

2007 Toronto International Film Festival The 2007 Toronto International Film Festival was a 32nd annual film festival held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It ran from September 6, 2007 to September 15, 2007. The lineup consisted of 349 films from 55 countries, selected from 4156 submissio ...

. It was later screened at the 2008

Fantasia Film Festival Fantasia International Film Festival (also known as Fantasia-fest, FanTasia, and Fant-Asia) is a film festival that has been based mainly in Montreal since its founding in 1996. Regularly held in July of each year, it is valued by both hardcore ...

, where Denis won the award for best director of a short film in the festival program."Fantasia: Quebec Short Film Awards announced"
''

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'', July 22, 2008. It was named to TIFF's annual year-end

Canada's Top Ten Canada's Top Ten is an annual honour, compiled by the Toronto International Film Festival and announced in December each year to identify and promote the year's best Canadian films."Canada's Top Ten awards will honour excellence in Canadian cinema" ...

list for 2007."Cronenberg, Arcand make Hogtown film festival's top Canadian movies list". '' Daily Gleaner'', December 12, 2007.

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* 2007 films 2007 short films 2007 drama films Canadian drama short films Films set in Montreal Films shot in Montreal 2000s French-language films 2000s Canadian films Films directed by Mathieu Denis {{2000s-Canada-film-stub