The Pedophile

The Pedophile
FrenchLe Pédophile
Directed byAra Ball
Written byAra Ball
Produced byEstelle Champoux
StarringKennedy Brodeur
Valérie Fortin
Patrick Renaud
Lesley Marie Reade
Monia Chokri
CinematographyJean-Philippe Bernier
Edited byAra Ball
Music byFather Zinger
Distributed byTravelling Distribution
Release date
  • February 22, 2015 (2015-02-22)
Running time
14 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The Pedophile (French: Le Pédophile) is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Ara Ball and released in 2015.[1] Switching back and forth between two time periods, the film centres on Nina, a lesbian woman who was sexually abused in childhood, and who decides as an adult to exact revenge on her abuser.[2]

The film stars Kennedy Brodeur as Nina in childhood, Valérie Fortin as Nina in adulthood, Patrick Renaud as the abuser Robert, Lesley Marie Reade as adult Nina's lover Butch, and Monia Chokri as Johanne.

The film premiered on February 22, 2015, as part of Unis TV's La Soiree du court métrage series.[1] It was subsequently screened at the 2013 South by Southwest festival in March,[3] and in August at the Fantasia Film Festival.

Awards

At Fantasia, Ball won the Prix RRQ for Best Direction in a Short Film.[4]

The film was a Prix Iris nominee for Best Live Action Short Film at the 18th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2016.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Danièle L. Gauthier, "Des courts metrages jettent une lumière crue sur des aspects voiles de la vie". Canadian Press, February 17, 2015.
  2. ^ Natalie Salvo, "SXSW Short Film Review: Le Pédophile (Canada, 2014)". The AU Review, March 22, 2015.
  3. ^ Sarah Salovaara, "SXSW Announces 2015 Midnight and Shorts Lineups". Filmmaker Magazine, February 10, 2015.
  4. ^ "Les lauréats du Fantastique weekend du cinéma québécois". CTVM, August 3, 2015.
  5. ^ Maxime Demers, "La passion d’Augustine triomphe". Le Journal de Montréal, March 20, 2016.


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