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Drifting States (2005)

Drifting States poster
Original title
Les états nordiques
Directed by
Denis Côté
Genre
drama film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Montreal man moves to a small northern Quebec town to start a new life. The film blends fictional scenes with documentary footage of the actual residents.

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What happens

Drifting States (French: Les États nordiques) is a 2005 Canadian docufiction drama film written and directed by Denis Côté. Starring Christian LeBlanc alongside residents of Radisson, the film follows a Montreal man starting over in a remote northern Quebec town. It was Côté’s feature-length debut, combines documentary and fictional elements, and won the Golden Leopard in the Video category at the 2005 Locarno Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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