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Saved by the Belles (2003)

Saved by the Belles poster
Directed by
Ziad Touma
Genre
LGBTQ-related film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman navigates her relationships and identity while living in Montreal. The film follows her experiences with friends and love interests.

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What happens

Saved by the Belles, also known by its French title Échappée belles, is a 2003 feature film by Ziad Touma, his first long feature film. Touma is a Lebanese Canadian film director and producer residing in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Touma is the founder of Couzin Films film, television and digital media production company and it was released through the company. In 2023, Telefilm Canada announced that the film was one of 23 titles that will be digitally restored under its new Canadian Cinema Reignited program to preserve classic Canadian films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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