Canada,
2019, 109 min
(Alternative: 104 min)
Directed by:
Sophie DeraspeCinematography:
Sophie DeraspeCast:
Nahéma Ricci, Paul Doucet, Antoine Desrochers, Benoît Gouin, Jean-Sébastien Courchesne, Nour Belkhiria, Samy GhezaliPlots(1)
A brilliant contemporary retelling of the story of Antigone, set in Montreal. Echoing the classic Greek tragedy of Sophocles, Antigone is the journey of a young woman who defies the authorities and the criminal justice system to protect her family. After a clash with the police leaves one brother dead, and the other incarcerated and facing deportation to the country where their parents were murdered, Antigone orchestrates Polynice’s escape from prison and struggles to keep her family together as their citizenship is threatened and her sentence is deliberated. (Whistler Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Nahéma Ricci
Best movies:
Antigone (2019)
Hunting Daze (2024)
Paul Doucet
Best movies:
Maurice Richard (2005)
Wicker Park (2004)
Fear of Water (2011)
Antoine Desrochers
Best movies:
It's Only the End of the World (2016)
Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's (2008)
Antigone (2019)
Benoît Gouin
Canada
Best movies:
I Killed My Mother (2009)
Suspicions (2010)
Sarah Prefers to Run (2013)
Jean-Sébastien Courchesne
Best movies:
Sarah Prefers to Run (2013)
Antigone (2019)
Nour Belkhiria
Best movies:
Antigone (2019)
Samy Ghezali
Best movies:
Antigone (2019)