August 32nd on Earth (1998)

Original title

Un 32 août sur terre

Directed by

Denis Villeneuve

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

12

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 126 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman survives a car crash and asks her friend to help her get pregnant. They travel to a remote salt flat and their relationship changes.

contemplativeintimateunderstateddreamlikemelancholicgentleslow-burn

What happens

August 32nd on Earth (French: Un 32 août sur terre, and also known as 32nd Day of August on Earth) is a 1998 Canadian drama film directed and written by Denis Villeneuve, in his feature film directorial debut, and produced by Roger Frappier. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. Alexis Martin won the Prix Jutra for Best Actor. The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards, but was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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