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Antigone(Movie, 2019)

1h 49min | Genre: Drama
AntigoneRating: 3.4/5 (with 2222 votes)
Antigone is a 2019 Canadian drama film directed by Sophie Deraspe. An adaptation of the ancient Greek play Antigone by Sophocles, the film transposes the story to a modern-day refugee family in Montreal. The cast includes Nahéma Ricci as Antigone, with Rawad El-Zein, Hakim Brahimi, Rachida Oussaada, and Nour Belkhiria. It was filmed in Greater Montreal in 2018. The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival and received positive reviews. It won the Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film. Antigone won five Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Motion Picture, at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020. It was also selected as the Canadian entry for Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but was not nominated. ()
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Awards & Nominations for Antigone

Prix Iris for Best Screenplay Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film

About Antigone

Sophie Deraspe’s adaptation of the classic Greek tragedy of the same name reimagines the story of a woman’s quest for justice as a commentary on the immigrant experience in contemporary Montreal.

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Additional Information

Production country: Canada
Plays in: Montreal
Based on: "Antigone" (find it on Amazon)
Made by: ACPAV
Original language: French (FR)
Spoken languages: French (FR)
Translated into 14 languages: Czech (CS), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 11/08/2019
Cast: Nahéma Ricci, Nour Belkhiria, Antoine DesRochers, Paul Doucet, Jean-Sébastien Courchesne
Director: Sophie Deraspe
Screenwriter: Sophie Deraspe
Director of Photography: Sophie Deraspe
Composer: Jean Massicotte
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"אנטיגונה"
Keywords: woman director

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Other movies with this title: Antigone (IT, 1958), Antigone (GR, 1961), Antigone (1964), Antigone (1971), Antigone (MX, 1973), Antigone (FR, 1974), Antigone (DE/FR, 1992), Antigone (FR, 2003), Antigone (2021)

WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:344959, Added: 08/23/2019, Last updated: 03/05/2024