| Jouliks | |
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| Directed by | Mariloup Wolfe |
| Written by | Marie-Christine Lê-Huu |
| Produced by | Annie Blais Claude Veillet |
| Starring | Victor Andrés Trelles Turgeon Jeanne Roux-Côté Lilou Roy-Lanouette |
| Cinematography | Jonathan Decoste |
| Edited by | Carina Baccanale Cédric Coussy |
| Music by | Jean-Philippe Goncalves |
Production company | Films Vision 4 |
| Distributed by | Téléfiction |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Languages | French English |
Jouliks is a 2019 Canadian drama film, directed by Mariloup Wolfe.[1] An adaptation of the theatrical play by Marie-Christine Lê-Huu, the film centres on a bohemian couple, Zak (Victor Andrés Trelles Turgeon) and Véra (Jeanne Roux-Côté), who are raising their shy but observant young daughter Yanna (Lilou Roy-Lanouette) as squatters in an abandoned house.[2]
The film faced some criticism from Roma activists, as the word "joulik", a Russian language word for "thug", has often been used as an ethnic slur against Roma people.[3] Lê-Huu clarified that the play and film were not intended to be about Roma, but worked with the community to ensure that anything in the original play which could be perceived as reinforcing a stereotype of the Roma people was rewritten for clarity in the screenplay.[4]
The film had its premiere on October 16, 2019, at the Festival de cinéma québécois de Biscarrosse,[1] followed by a gala screening on October 22 at the Théâtre Maisonneuve in Montreal,[5] before opening commercially on November 1.
- ^ a b Charles-Henri Ramond, "Jouliks – Film de Mariloup Wolfe". Films du Québec, October 30, 2019.
- ^ Marc-André Lussier, "Jouliks : le prix de la liberté". La Presse, November 1, 2019.
- ^ Marc Cassivi, "Jouliks fait polémique". La Presse, October 29, 2019.
- ^ "Jouliks n’est pas un film sur les Roms, selon la scénariste". Ici Radio-Canada, October 29, 2019.
- ^ "Amour et glamour à la première de «Jouliks» de Mariloup Wolfe". Le Journal de Montréal, October 22, 2019.