Love in the Time of Civil War

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Love in the Time of Civil War
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French L'amour au temps de la guerre civile
Directed by Rodrigue Jean
Screenplay by Ron Ladd
Starring Alexandre Landry
Ana Christina Alva
Cinematography Mathieu Laverdière
Étienne Roussy
Edited by Mathieu Bouchard-Malo
Release date
  • 7 September 2014 (2014-09-07)(TIFF)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Love in the Time of Civil War (French : L'amour au temps de la guerre civile) is a 2014 Canadian drama film directed by Rodrigue Jean. It was selected to be screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. [1] The film stars Alexandre Landry as Alex, a male hustler and drug addict in Montreal, Quebec. [2]

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References

  1. "TIFF Adds 'Clouds of Sils Maria' and 'Two Days, One Night,' Reveals 5 More Lineups". Indiewire. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  2. "Gay at TIFF". Xtra! , 4 September 2014.