The Demons () is a 2015 Canadian drama film, written and directed by Philippe Lesage."Philippe Lesage explores his childhood fears in Les Démons". Montreal Gazette, October 25, 2015.
Based in part on Lesage's own childhood, the film stars Édouard Tremblay-Grenier as Félix, a ten-year-old boy living with his family in a quiet suburb of Montreal who is prone to excessive worry."'The Demons' ('Les Demons'): San Sebastian Review". The Hollywood Reporter, September 30, 2015. As a series of child abductions begins to grip the town, however, his vague and needless fears begin to give way to something much more real."San Sebastian Film Review: ‘The Demons’". Variety, September 26, 2015.
The film's cast also includes Laurent Lucas, Pascale Bussières, Victoria Diamond, Vassili Schneider, Sarah Mottet, Théodore Pellerin, Bénédicte Décary, Milya Corbeil Gauvreau and Pier-Luc Funk.
The film was shot in August/September 2014 in Montreal and vicinity.
The film premiered in September 2015 at the San Sebastian Film Festival. It was released in the province of Quebec (on 8 screens) on 30 October 2015. In December, the film was announced as part of the Toronto International Film Festival's annual Canada's Top Ten screening series of the ten best Canadian films of the year."TIFF reveals Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival line-up". The Globe and Mail, December 8, 2015.
The film was nominated for the 2016 Ingmar Bergman International Debut Award at the Gothenburg Film Festival.
Tremblay-Grenier reprised his role as Félix in a segment of Lesage's 2018 film Genesis (Genèse)."Film Review: ‘Genesis’". Variety, August 8, 2018.
Awards and nominations
2015: Critic Award (AQCC) for Best Film, International Competition, Festival of New Cinema, 2015 2016: Canada's Top Ten, Toronto International Film Festival 2016: Nomination for Best Film, Gala du Cinema Quebecois 2016: Nomination for Best Director, Gala du Cinéma Québécois 2016: Gilles-Carles Award for Best First or Second feature fiction film 2016: Prix Luc-Perreault / AQCC for Best Film from Quebec 2016: Nomination for Best Motion Picture, Canadian Screen Awards 2016: Nomination for Best achievement in Directing, Canadian Screen Awards 2016: Nomination for The Ingmar Bergman International Debut Award 2016: Titanic Award for Best Film, International Competition, Budapest 2016: Golden Gate New Director Prize, San Francisco International Film Festival
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