Life Begins (2009)

Original title

La vie commence

Directed by

Émile Proulx-Cloutier

Genre

drama

Country

Canada

Runtime

14 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A family has trouble talking to each other. The film follows them through a single day.

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What happens

Life Begins (French: La Vie commence) is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Émile Proulx-Cloutier and released in 2009. The film centres on 24 hours in the life of a dysfunctional family who do not communicate well. The film stars Jacques Girard as the father, and Maxime Dumontier, Vincent Proulx-Hébert and Anfée Tremblay-Proulx as his children. The film premiered on August 11, 2009 at the Locarno Film Festival, and had its Canadian premiere at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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