Hochelaga, Land of Souls | |
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Directed by | François Girard |
Written by | François Girard |
Produced by | Roger Frappier |
Starring | Raoul Max Trujillo |
Cinematography | Nicolas Bolduc |
Edited by | Gaétan Huot |
Music by | Terry Riley Gyan Riley |
Distributed by | Seville International |
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Running time | 100 minutes[2] |
Country | Canada |
Language | French English Mohawk Algonquin |
Budget | $15 million[1] |
Hochelaga, Land of Souls (French: Hochelaga, Terre des âmes) is a 2017 Canadian historical drama film directed and written by François Girard and starring Gilles Renaud, Samian and Tanaya Beatty. Dramatizing several centuries of Quebec history and the local history of Montreal in particular, the story depicts Quebec archaeology revealing the past of indigenous peoples, explorers and 1837 rebels.
Girard had previously used an anthology approach in his films such as The Red Violin, and was interested in another project that would depict Montreal. It was shot in Montreal, with performances in numerous languages. The film was screened in the Gala Presentations section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. It won four Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Cinematography for Nicolas Bolduc, and was Canada's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but it was not nominated.
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