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First Snow

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A family of adult siblings must decide which one will donate a kidney to their father. They struggle with the weight of making that choice.

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What happens

First Snow (French: Première neige) is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Michaël Lalancette and released in 2012. The film centres on a family of adult siblings whose father is in desperate need of a kidney transplant, and who are wrestling with the difficult decision of which one of them will be the donor. The cast includes François Bernier, David Boutin, Karine Gonthier-Hyndman, Benoît Gouin, Louise Latraverse, Marie-Laurence Moreau and Noémie Yelle. The film was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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