''The Far Shore'' (french: Dérive) is a Canadian drama film, directed by

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and released in 2018. The film centres on teenage sisters Océane (

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) and Marine (Maèva Tremblay) Beauregard, who are

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in the aftermath of the death of their father André (

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), while their mother Catherine (

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) is struggling to cope with the loss or properly take care of her daughters.T'cha Dunlevy
"Montreal couple's feature film debut Dérive taps deep losses"
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'', March 6, 2019. The film's cast also includes

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and

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. The film's screenplay was written by Chloé Cinq-Mars, Uloth's real-life wife, based in part on her own childhood. The film premiered on September 29, 2018 at the

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, before opening commercially in March 2019. The film received two

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, for Best Supporting Actress (Désormeaux-Poulin) and Best Casting (Cinq-Mars)."Gala Québec Cinéma : 1991 de Ricardo Trogi mène la course avec 16 nominations"

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, April 11, 2019.

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* 2018 films 2018 drama films Canadian coming-of-age drama films Quebec films French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films Films scored by Ramachandra Borcar {{2010s-Canada-film-stub