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- ↑ Éric Lavallée, "Prix Iris 2024: Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person Leads “Quebec Oscars” Noms". Ioncinema, October 9, 2024.
- ↑ François Lévesque, "«Les fleurs oubliées»: d’engagement et de transmission". Le Devoir , October 18, 2019.
