Beyond the Walls (French: Hors les murs) is a 2012 French / Belgian / Canadian drama film directed by David Lambert.[1]
| Beyond the Walls | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| French | Hors les murs |
| Directed by | David Lambert |
| Written by | David Lambert |
| Produced by | Jérôme Dopffer Daniel Morin Jean-Yves Roubin |
| Starring | Guillaume Gouix Matila Malliarakis |
| Cinematography | Matthieu Poirot-Delpech |
| Edited by | Hélène Girard |
| Music by | Flonja Kodheli |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Countries | Belgium Canada France |
| Language | French |
The film centres on a romance between Paulo (Matila Malliarakis) and Ilir (Guillaume Gouix), complicated by the bisexual Paulo’s relationship with his girlfriend Anka (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin).[2]
The film premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, where it was in contention for the Queer Palm.[3]
Cast
edit- Guillaume Gouix as Ilir
- Matila Malliarakis as Paulo
- David Salles as Grégoire
- Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin as Anka
- Flonja Kodheli as Ilir's sister
- Carmela Locantore as Ilir's mother
Awards
editAt the 15th Jutra Awards in 2013, Hélène Girard was a nominee for Best Editing.[4]
References
edit- ^ Lodge, Guy (3 June 2012). "Beyond the Walls". Variety. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ Allan Hunter, "Beyond The Walls". Screen Daily, 21 May 2012.
- ^ "Queer Palm Cannes 2012 : la Croisette "gay friendly" avec 17 films en lice". Canal+. 24 May 2012. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ "Spotlight shines on Quebec cinema at the Jutra awards". CBC News Montreal, March 17, 2013.
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