''The Demons'' (french: Les Démons) is a 2015

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drama film, written and directed by

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who is prone to excessive worry."'The Demons' ('Les Demons'): San Sebastian Review"
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'', September 30, 2015. As a series of

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s begins to grip the town, however, his vague and needless fears begin to give way to something much more real."San Sebastian Film Review: ‘The Demons’"
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'', September 26, 2015. The film's cast also includes

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, Victoria Diamond, Vassili Schneider, Sarah Mottet,

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, Bénédicte Décary and

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. The film was shot in August/September 2014 in

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and vicinity. The film premiered in September 2015 at the San Sebastian Film Festival. It was released in the province of Quebec (on 8 screens) on 30 October 2015. In December, the film was announced as part of the

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's annual

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screening series of the ten best Canadian films of the year. The film was nominated for the 2016 Ingmar Bergman International Debut Award at the

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. Tremblay-Grenier reprised his role as Félix in a segment of Lesage's 2018 film ''

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(Genèse)''."Film Review: ‘Genesis’"
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'', August 8, 2018.

Awards and nominations

* 2015: ''Critic Award (AQCC) for Best Film, International Competition, Festival of New Cinema, 2015'' * 2016: ''Canada's Top Ten,

'' * 2016: ''Nomination for

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, Gala du Cinema Quebecois'' * 2016: ''Nomination for Best Director, Gala du Cinéma Québécois'' * 2016: ''Gilles-Carles Award for Best First or Second feature fiction film'' * 2016: ''Luc-Perreault Award / AQCC for Best Film from Quebec"" * 2016: ''Nomination for Best Motion Picture,

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'' * 2016: ''Nomination for Best achievement in Directing, Canadian Screen Awards'' * 2016: ''Nomination for The Ingmar Bergman International Debut Award'' * 2016: ''Titanic Award for Best Film, International Competition, Budapest'' * 2016: ''Golden Gate New Director Prize'',

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Demons, The 2015 films Films shot in Montreal Canadian coming-of-age drama films Films set in Montreal 2010s coming-of-age drama films 2015 directorial debut films 2015 drama films French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films Films directed by Philippe Lesage