Mammouth (film)

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Mammouth
Directed byStefan Miljevic
Written byStéphane Hogue
Stefan Miljevic
Produced by Julie Le Breton
Stefan Miljevic
StarringJulie Le Breton
Robin Aubert
Louis Champagne
CinematographyStephan Menghi
Edited byStefan Miljevic
Serge Sirois
Release date
  • 2000 (2000)
Running time
30 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Mammouth is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Stefan Miljevic and released in 2004. [1] The film stars Julie Le Breton as Manon, a woman who is returning to her hometown to track down an unspecified person she has lost contact with; when her car breaks down, she is aided by Conrad (Robin Aubert), another driver, and Mario (Louis Champagne), a mechanic, who are not acting with altruistic motives. [2]

The film won the Jutra Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 6th Jutra Awards. [3]

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References

  1. Odile Tremblay, "Un art de concentration". Le Devoir , April 3, 2004.
  2. André Lavoie, "Courts et moyens métrages fiction - Faire silence et faire son cinéma". Le Devoir , February 7, 2004.
  3. Odile Tremblay, "Arcand triomphe aux Jutra". Le Devoir , February 23, 2004.