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- ↑ Hugo Meunier, "Mon ami Dino: le testament de Dino Tavarone". La Presse , August 5, 2016.
- ↑ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Les gagnants du Gala Québec Cinéma 2017". Films du Québec, June 4, 2017.
