Split () is a Canadian docufiction film, directed by Lawrence Côté-Collins and released in 2016.Charles-Henri Ramond, "Ecartée – Film de Lawrence Côté-Collins". Films du Québec, September 25, 2016. The film stars Marjolaine Beauchamp as Anick, a social worker making a film about criminal rehabilitation that centres on ex-convict Scott (Ronald Cyr) and his girlfriend Jessie (Whitney Lafleur).Éric Moreault, "Écartée: «documenteur» déstabilisant". Le Soleil, September 29, 2016.
Plot
Cast Marjolaine Beauchamp Ronald Cyr Whitney Lafleur
Distribution The film premiered on July 29, 2016, at the Fantasia International Film Festival,Alex Rose, "Today at Fantasia". Cult MTL, July 29, 2016. before opening commercially in September."Le film Écartée, tourné en Abitibi, arrive en salles cette semaine". Ici Radio-Canada Abitibi-Témiscamingue, September 6, 2016.
Critical response Alex Rose of Cult MTL called it "a weird little mockumentary that clearly worships at the altar of Robert Morin."
Awards At Fantasia, the film received an honorable mention from the jury for the Barry Convex Award for best Canadian film.Andrew Mack, "Fantasia 2016: TRAIN TO BUSAN Wins Audience And Jury Awards, Plus Many More Winners". ScreenAnarchy, August 4, 2016.
The film received two Prix Iris nominations at the 19th Quebec Cinema Awards, for Best Editing (Jules Saulnier) and Revelation of the Year (Lafleur)."Gala du cinéma québécois : Whitney Lafleur de Rouyn-Noranda en nomination dans la catégorie « Révélation de l'année »". Ici Radio-Canada Abitibi-Témiscamingue, April 5, 2017.
References
External links
Split at AllMovie