The Days (2006 film)

The Days
FrenchLes Jours
Directed byMaxime Giroux
Written byMaxime Giroux
Alexandre Laferrière
Produced byPaul Barbeau
Maxime Giroux
StarringGildor Roy
CinematographySara Mishara
Edited byMathieu Bouchard-Malo
Production
company
NuFilms
Release date
  • September 2006 (2006-09)
Running time
26 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The Days (French: Les Jours) is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Maxime Giroux and released in 2006.[1] The film stars Gildor Roy as a grieving father going through a rapid cycle of emotions after his daughter is found dead in the forest.[2]

The film's cast also includes Martin Dubreuil, Denise Charest and Clément Sasseville.

The film premiered at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Short Film.[3] It was subsequently a Jutra Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Film at the 9th Jutra Awards in 2007.[4]

  1. ^ John Griffin, "Short films are long on local talent". Montreal Gazette, November 25, 2006.
  2. ^ "Little Bella helps festival prove it hasn't gone too Hollywood". Waterloo Region Record, September 18, 2006.
  3. ^ "Surprise! Bella takes top prize at TIFF". Toronto Star, September 17, 2006.
  4. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Prix Jutra 2007: récapitulatif". Films du Québec, December 26, 2008.