Far Away Lands () is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Félix Lamarche and released in 2017.Justine Baillargeon, "Primeurs RVCQ : « Les terres lointaines », une chronique maritime de Félix Lamarche". Qui Fait Quoi, March 3, 2017. The film takes place over the course of two months aboard a cargo ship crewed by a mix of Dutch and Filipino sailors, centring on the contrast between their conflicting desires for the freedom of being out on the ocean and the security of having a stable home.Marie-Hélène Mello, "Huis clos dans le vaste: Les Terres lointaines de Félix Lamarche". Ciné-Bulles, Vol. 35, No. 2 (Spring 2017), p. 51.
The film premiered at the 2017 Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois.André Duchesne, "Les terres lointaines: entre l'espoir et l'ennui". La Presse, March 23, 2017.
Louis-Paul Rioux of Le Devoir compared the film to Félix Dufour-Laperrière's 2014 documentary Transatlantic (Transatlantiques), noting that a key distinction between the two was that Dufour-Laperrière's film was more abstract and poetic, while Lamarche's was more centred on the emotional lives of the sailors.Louis-Paul Rioux, "Les terres lointaines". Le Devoir, September 9, 2017.
Awards Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois 2017 Prix Pierre-et-Yolande-Perrault Félix Lamarche Prix Iris 2018 Best Cinematography in a Documentary Samuel de Chavigny André Duchesne, "Iris: Le problème d'infiltration et Hochelaga en tête des nominations". La Presse, April 10, 2018. Best Sound in a Documentary Sylvain Bellemare, Bernard Gariépy Strobl, Félix Lamarche
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