Before the Streets
2016 film directed by Chloé Leriche
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Before the Streets (French: Avant les rues) is a 2016 Canadian drama film directed by Chloé Leriche.[1] Set among the Atikamekw people of northern Quebec, the film stars Rykko Bellemare as Shawnouk, a man undertaking the process of restorative justice after accidentally killing someone in the process of committing a crime.[1]
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| French | Avant les rues |
| Directed by | Chloé Leriche |
| Produced by | Chloé Leriche |
| Starring | Rykko Bellemare Kwena Bellemare-Boivin Jacques Newashish |
| Cinematography | Glauco Bermudez |
| Edited by | Chloé Leriche |
| Music by | Robert Marcel Lepage |
Production companies | Les films de l'autre Telefilm Canada |
| Distributed by | Funfilm Distribution |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | Atikamekw |
The film's cast also includes Martin Dubreuil, Kwena Bellemare-Boivin and Jacques Newashish.
Accolades
The film won the award for best picture, and Leriche won the award for best director, at the 2016 Whistler Film Festival.[2] At the 2016 Directors Guild of Canada awards, Leriche won the DGC Discovery Award.[3]
The film garnered six nominations at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, including Best Motion Picture.[4]
