Blond Night (2022)
- Original title
- Nuit blonde
- Directed by
- Gabrielle Demers
- Country
- Canada
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An autistic man living in a group home grows bored with its structured activities. He sneaks out one night and meets a young man who has been thrown out of a car, and they form a close bond.
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What happens
Blond Night (French: Nuit blonde) is a Canadian dramatic short film, directed by Gabrielle Demers and released in 2022. The film stars Patrick Dorneval as an autistic man who lives in an assisted living facility; bored with the regimented social activities in the group home, he goes out one night for a walk through the city, where he develops an intimate connection with Jessy (Dany Boudreault), a young man he meets and helps after seeing him get thrown out of a car. The film premiered at the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma's Prends ça court gala in April 2022, where it received a special mention from Denis Villeneuve alongside his presentation of the Coup de cœur Prize. The film received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Live Action Short Film at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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