The Remaining Days (2004)

Original title

Les derniers jours

Directed by

Simon Olivier Fecteau

Country

Canada

Runtime

8 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An elderly man finds an old bucket list while cleaning his closet. He sets out to do everything he never got around to.

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What happens

The Remaining Days (French: Les Derniers jours) is a Canadian short comedy film, directed by Simon-Olivier Fecteau and released in 2004. The film stars Isidore Lapin as Gaston, an elderly man who discovers an old forgotten copy of his bucket list while cleaning out his closet, and decides to use his remaining days to carry out all the things he still hasn't done. The film premiered at the Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival in 2004. The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 26th Genie Awards in 2006. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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