Montreal,_White_City

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Montreal, White City

2016 Canadian film

Montreal, White City (French: Montréal la blanche) is a Canadian drama film, released in 2016.[1] The narrative feature film debut of documentarian and television director Bachir Bensaddek,[2] the film was based on his own earlier theatrical play.[3]

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The film centres on Kahina (Karina Aktouf), a former Algerian pop star who abandoned the country during the Algerian Civil War and emigrated to Canada to live in peace and privacy. One Christmas Eve, however, she gets into a taxi driven by Amokrane (Rabah Aït Ouyahia), a more recent Algerian immigrant who recognizes her, forcing each to confront questions of personal identity and cultural assimilation as their personal stories and dramas collide.[1]

Accolades

At the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, Bensaddek received a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Montréal la blanche – Film de Bachir Bensaddek". Films du Québec. February 8, 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Montréal la blanche". Le Devoir. March 19, 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Cinefranco makes a comeback". Now. October 27, 2016.
  4. [4]
    ""Juste la fin du monde" en tête du peloton". Le Devoir. 18 January 2017.
  5. [5]
    Furdyk, Brent (17 January 2017). "2017 Canadian Screen Awards nominees revealed". Global News. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  6. [6]
    Boutros, Magdaline (5 April 2017). "Gala Québec cinéma: Juste la fin du monde et Two Lovers and a Bear en tête". La Presse. Retrieved 1 May 2017.


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