Antigone (2019 film)

Antigone
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySophie Deraspe
Screenplay bySophie Deraspe
Based onAntigone
by Sophocles
Produced byMarc Daigle
StarringNahéma Ricci
Rawad El-Zein
Hakim Brahimi
Rachida Oussaada
Nour Belkhiria
CinematographySophie Deraspe
Edited byGeoffrey Boulangé
Sophie Deraspe
Music byJad Orphée Chami
Jean Massicotte
Production
company
Distributed byMaison 4:3
Release dates
  • 9 September 2019 (2019-09-09) (TIFF)[1]
  • 8 November 2019 (2019-11-08) (Quebec)[2]
Running time
109 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesFrench
Arabic

Antigone is a 2019 Canadian drama film directed by Sophie Deraspe. An adaptation of the ancient Greek play Antigone by Sophocles, the film transposes the story to a modern-day refugee family in Montreal. The cast includes Nahéma Ricci as Antigone, with Rawad El-Zein, Hakim Brahimi, Rachida Oussaada, and Nour Belkhiria. It was filmed in Greater Montreal in 2018.

The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival and received positive reviews. It won the Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film.

Antigone won five Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Motion Picture, at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020. It was also selected as the Canadian entry for Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but was not nominated.

  1. ^ "Antigone". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  2. ^ Tremblay, Odile. ""Antigone" de Sophie Deraspe triomphe au TIFF". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 15 September 2019.