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of the 1960s, the film centres on two brothers, both played by Lepage, who are struggling to cope with the recent death by suicide of their mother (

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). Philippe, the older brother, is a doctoral student in

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who buries his feelings in his academic pursuits, while André, the younger brother, is a gay television weatherman who has always had a happier and easier path through life but finds himself struggling. The film received four

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nominations at the

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in 2004: Best Picture (Bob Krupinski and Mario St-Laurent),

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(Lepage),

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(Lepage) and

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(Lepage). Lepage won the award for Best Adapted Screenplay. The film was Canada's official nomination for the

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for the 77th Academy Awards."Telefilm picks Robert Lepage's Far Side of the Moon as Oscar foreign film nod". ''

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'', September 10, 2004.

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