Gabrielle (2013)

Directed by

Louise Archambault

Genre

drama film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

12

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 45 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman with Williams syndrome joins a choir for adults with disabilities. She falls in love with a fellow choir member and tries to navigate her relationship and her independence.

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What happens

Gabrielle is a 2013 Canadian drama film directed by Louise Archambault and starring Gabrielle Marion-Rivard as Gabrielle, a young woman with Williams syndrome who participates in a choir of developmentally disabled adults, and begins a romantic relationship with her choirmate Martin (Alexandre Landry). It features a cast from a real choir for people with disabilities, with Marion-Rivard being an actress who actually has Williams syndrome. The film premiered at the Locarno International Film Festival on 12 August 2013. It garnered six Canadian Screen Awards nominations and won two, including Best Motion Picture. Gabrielle was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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