Hidden Bibliographic Details
| Other authors / contributors: | Archambault, Louise.
Dery, Luc
Gosselin, Juliette.
Grenon, Macha.
McCraw, Kim
Moreau, Sylvie, actress.
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| Notes: | Country of origin: Canada.
Title from resource description page (viewed Nov. 7, 2012).
Previously released as DVD.
This edition in French with English subtitles.
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| Summary: | Michele, a divorced aerobics instructor with a gambling addiction, loses her job and seeks refuge with a childhood friend, Janine, who lives in a seemingly comfortable middle-class suburban neighborhood. Michele's rebellious teenage daughter, Marguerite, and Janine's shy and reserved daughter, Gabrielle, become friends, leading to unforeseen tensions that force both generations to reassess their values. Familia explores the question of how value systems are passed on from mother to daughter and asks: Is it possible to avoid passing on to our children those traits that we despise in our parents?
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| Awards: | Nominated 2005 Locarno International Film Festival Golden Leopard Award
Nominated 2006 Genie Awards, Best Achievement in Cinematography
Nominated 2006 Genie Awards, Best Achievement in Direction
Nominated 2006 Genie Awards, Best Motion Picture
Nominated 2006 Genie Awards, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Nominated 2006 Genie Awards, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominated 2006 Genie Awards, Best Screenplay, Original
Nominated 2006 Jutra Awards, Best Sound
Won 2005 Toronto International Film Festival Best Canadian First Feature Film Award
Won 2006 Genie Awards Claude Jutra Award
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