Underplayed Gems

Beyond the Walls (2008)

Beyond the Walls poster
Original title
Les Affluents - Volume III: La battue
Directed by
Guy Édoin
Genre
drama film
Country
Canada
Runtime
20 min
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A young woman is forced by her mother to go hunting, which strains their relationship. The film explores their conflict during these trips in a rural setting.

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What happens

Beyond the Walls (French: La Battue) is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Guy Édoin and released in 2008. The third and final film in his "Les Affluents" trilogy of short films on rural themes, following The Bridge (Le pont) in 2004 and The Dead Water (Les eaux mortes) in 2006, the film centres on a young woman's troubled relationship with her mother, who regularly forces her to go hunting against her will. The film's cast includes Amélie Prévost, Denise Dubois, Ghyslaine Brodeur-Édoin, Marie Pelletier and Marie-Josée Forget. The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2008. It was a Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 29th Genie Awards, and a Prix Jutra nominee for Best Short Film at the 11th Jutra Awards. All three films in the trilogy were subsequently released as bonus features on the DVD release of Édoin's feature film debut Wetlands (Marécages) in 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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