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Where I Am

Where I Am poster
Directed by
Myriam Magassouba
Country
Canada
Runtime
25 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman in rural Quebec mourns the death of her best friend in a car accident. She struggles to move forward while living with her mother.

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What happens

Where I Am (French: Là où je suis) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Myriam Magassouba and released in 2012. The film stars Virginie Léger as Mimi, a young woman in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec who is struggling to accept the death of her best friend in a car accident. The cast also includes Marie Brassard as Mimi's mother. The film won the Prix Jutra for Best Short Film at the 15th Jutra Awards in 2013. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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