''The Fireflies Are Gone'' (french: La disparition des lucioles) is a 2018 Canadian
drama film
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directed by
Sébastien Pilote
Sébastien Pilote (born 1973 in Saint-Ambroise, Quebec) It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the
2018 Toronto International Film Festival
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, where it won the award for Best Canadian Film.
The film centres on Léo (
Karelle Tremblay
Karelle Tremblay is a Canadian film and television actress from Quebec. Tremblay received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actress at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016 for ''Our Loved Ones (Les Êtres chers)''.
She has also appea ...
), a restless teenager in her final year of high school who strikes up a friendship with Steve (
Pierre-Luc Brillant
Pierre-Luc Brillant (born January 29, 1978) is a Canadian actor and musician. He is best known for his performance in the film '' C.R.A.Z.Y.'', for which he received a Prix Jutra nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 2006.
Brillant is also a ...
), an older man.
In December 2018, the Toronto International Film Festival named the film to its annual year-end
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Now
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'', 5 December 2018. The film received two
Canadian Screen Award
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nominations at the
7th Canadian Screen Awards
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Philippe Brault Philippe Brault (born 1981) is a Canadian record producer and film score composer from Montreal, Quebec. He is most noted as a two-time Prix Iris winner for Best Original Music, winning at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards in 2019 for ''The Fireflies ...
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Cast
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Pierre-Luc Brillant
Pierre-Luc Brillant (born January 29, 1978) is a Canadian actor and musician. He is best known for his performance in the film '' C.R.A.Z.Y.'', for which he received a Prix Jutra nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 2006.
Brillant is also a ...
* Marie-France Marcotte
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François Papineau
François Papineau (born 24 December 1966) is a Canadian actor who worked in stage and the Cinema of Quebec for over 25 years.
Papineau graduated from the National Theatre School of Canada in 1990. He was nominated for the Genie Award for Best ...
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Luc Picard
Luc Picard (born 24 September 1961) is a French Canadian actor, director and comedian. He was born on September 24, 1961, in Lachine, Quebec, Canada. He has played numerous characters in diverse roles.
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Picard was born ...
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Karelle Tremblay
Karelle Tremblay is a Canadian film and television actress from Quebec. Tremblay received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actress at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016 for ''Our Loved Ones (Les Êtres chers)''.
She has also appea ...