Montreal, White City

Montreal, White City (French: Montréal la blanche) is a Canadian drama film, released in 2016.[1] The narrative feature film debut of documentarian and television director Bachir Bensaddek,[2] the film was based on his own earlier theatrical play.[3]

Montreal, White City
Film poster
Montréal la blanche
Directed byBachir Bensaddek
Produced byCédric Bourdeau
Stéphane Tanguay
Written byBachir Bensaddek
Louis-François Grenier
StarringKarina Aktouf
Rabah Aït Ouyahia
Music byNedjim Bouizzoul
CinematographyAlex Margineanu
Edited byPatrick Demers
Production
company
Productions Kinésis
Distributed byK-Films Amérique
Release date
January 2016 (Rotterdam)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The film centres on Kahina (Karina Aktouf), a former Algerian pop star who abandoned the country during the Algerian Civil War and emigrated to Canada to live in peace and privacy. One Christmas Eve, however, she gets into a taxi driven by Amokrane (Rabah Aït Ouyahia), a more recent Algerian immigrant who recognizes her, forcing each to confront questions of personal identity and cultural assimilation as their personal stories and dramas collide.[1]

Accolades

At the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, Bensaddek received a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.[4]

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Canadian Screen Awards 12 March 2017 Best Adapted Screenplay Bachir Bensaddek Nominated [5]
Prix Iris 4 June 2017 Best Director Bachir Bensaddek Nominated [6]
Best Actress Karina Aktouf Nominated
Best Screenplay Bachir Bensaddek Nominated

References
  1. "Montréal la blanche – Film de Bachir Bensaddek". Films du Québec. February 8, 2016.
  2. "Montréal la blanche". Le Devoir. March 19, 2016.
  3. "Cinefranco makes a comeback". Now. October 27, 2016.
  4. ""Juste la fin du monde" en tête du peloton". Le Devoir. 18 January 2017.
  5. Furdyk, Brent (17 January 2017). "2017 Canadian Screen Awards nominees revealed". Global News. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  6. Boutros, Magdaline (5 April 2017). "Gala Québec cinéma: Juste la fin du monde et Two Lovers and a Bear en tête". La Presse. Retrieved 1 May 2017.


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