''Wars'' (french: Guerres) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Nicolas Roy and released in 2021.Guy Lodge
"‘Wars’ Review: A Female Soldier Battles Her Abuser in Tense Québécois Psychodrama"
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'', August 30, 2021. The film stars

Éléonore Loiselle Éléonore Loiselle (born February 27, 2001) is a Canadian actress from Laval, Quebec. She is most noted for her performances in the 2020 film ''Goddess of the Fireflies (La déesse des mouches à feu)'', for which she received a Prix Iris nominat ...

as Emma Ducharme, a young military cadet who is

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by her commanding officer (

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) after they are stationed in

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. The cast also includes

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and Martine Francke. The film premiered in competition at the 2021

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, where Loiselle won the award for

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. It was acquired for commercial distribution by Be For Films.Orlando Parfitt
"Be For Films picks up Karlovy Vary competition title ‘Wars’"
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'', July 2, 2021.

References

External links

* 2021 films 2021 drama films Canadian war drama films Quebec films 2020s French-language films French-language Canadian films 2020s Canadian films {{2020s-Canada-film-stub