A modern adaptation of the classic Greek tragedy which falls within a social realism. To the law of men, the young Antigone apposes her own sets of values.
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Awards:
- 31 wins & 8 nominations.
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Cast
| Nahéma Ricci | ... |
Antigone
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Rachida Oussaada | ... |
Ménécée
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Nour Belkhiria | ... |
Ismène
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Rawad El-Zein | ... |
Polynice
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Hakim Brahimi | ... |
Étéocle
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| Antoine DesRochers | ... |
Hémon
(as Antoine Desrochers)
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Béatrice Mercier | ... |
Professeure d'Antigone
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Athéna Henry | ... |
Antigone à 3 ans
(as Athéna Henri)
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Sarah Kenny | ... |
Ismène à 6 ans
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Youssef Zellag | ... |
Polynice à 5 ans
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Mathis Pommainville | ... |
Étéocle à 8 ans
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| Jean-Philippe Malaket | ... |
Agent de sécurité à l'aéroport
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| Paul Doucet | ... |
Christian
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Samy Ghezali | ... |
Jeune gang Polynice
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Jimmy-Joe Gebrael | ... |
Jeune gang Polynice
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| Ajouna Bao-Lavoie | ... |
Policier - mort Étéocle
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Jérémy Hurteau | ... |
Policier - mort Étéocle
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| Lise Chénier | ... |
Policière - mort Étéocle
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| Dominic Couture | ... |
Policier - mort Étéocle
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| Christian Jodoin | ... |
Préposé à la morgue
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Zalfa Chelhot | ... |
Policière poste de police
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| Daniel Dulac | ... |
Gardien au salon funéraire
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| Éric Pimparé | ... |
Gardien au salon funéraire
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Jessica Falaise | ... |
Membre des Habibis
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Nesrine Argoub | ... |
Membre des Habibis
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Benmoussa Massinissa | ... |
Chauffeur (Algérie)
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Kadri Belaid | ... |
Homme de main (Algérie)
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Chilka Llaziz | ... |
Homme de main (Algérie)
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Samuel Lamarre | ... |
Tatoueur
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| Sebastien Beaulac | ... |
Gardien de prison
(as Sébastien Beaulac)
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Stéphane Hogue | ... |
Gardien de prison
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Rémy-Will Nicolas | ... |
Gardien de prison
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Pier-Luc Lapointe | ... |
Gardien de prison
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Nicolas Panneton | ... |
Gardien de prison
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| Pierre Bédard | ... |
Gardien de prison
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Steve Proulx | ... |
Détenu
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| Martin Desgagné | ... |
Détenu
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| Henley Coulombe | ... |
Policier - arrestation Antigone
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André-Anne du Cap | ... |
Policière - arrestation Antigone
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Isabelle Lavigne | ... |
Policière - Berthillonage
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| Benoît Gouin | ... |
Enquêteur
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| Martin Lefebvre | ... |
Policier en veston
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Nicolas Scoltus-Champagne | ... |
Policier - arrestation
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Patrick Choquette | ... |
Policier - arrestation
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| Lynda Gagné | ... |
Détenue en cellule
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Karine Ricard | ... |
Détenue en cellule
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Mathieu Ruel | ... |
Gardien au palais de justice
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Berline Dorlean | ... |
Gardienne au palais de justice
(as Berline Dorléans)
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Valérie Mantha | ... |
Greffière
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| Catherine Larochelle | ... |
Maître Julie Hédouin
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| Natalie Tannous | ... |
Juge
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| Davyd Tousignant | ... |
Constable spécial
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| André Latour | ... |
Constable spécial
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| Camille Deslauriers-Ménard | ... |
Émilie
(as Camille Deslauriers Ménard)
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Émilie Julien | ... |
Chantal
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Chloé Simard-Bédard | ... |
Fille au centre jeunesse
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Anouk Vachon-Lincourt | ... |
Fille au centre jeunesse
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Béthièle Clarke Isacsson | ... |
Fille au centre jeunesse
(as Béthièle Clarke-Isacsson)
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Romy Bédard | ... |
Fille au centre jeunesse
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| Charlotte Cardin | ... |
Fille au centre jeunesse
(as Charlotte Cardin-Desnoyers)
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Milie Véronneau | ... |
Fille au centre jeunesse
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Noémie Turgeon | ... |
Fille au centre jeunesse
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| Kathleen Fortin | ... |
Lyne - gardienne
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Philomène Lévesque-Rainville | ... |
Madame Genest
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| Jean-Sébastien Courchesne | ... |
Maître O'Neil
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Patrick Lévesque | ... |
Constable au palais de justice
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Semitch Louis | ... |
Constable au palais de justice
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| Luc Gauthier | ... |
Huissier de justice
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Yasmine Kessai | ... |
Journaliste au palais de justice
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Zackary Bourdeau Pouplier | ... |
Jeune séditieux au palais de justice
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Genielle Jenny Massac | ... |
Mère au palais de justice
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Alexandre Daval | ... |
Manifestant
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Camille Roux | ... |
Guichetière au palais de justice
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Pascal Parent | ... |
Journaliste
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Kaotar Ouhmad | ... |
Éducatrice en renfort
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| Nicole-Sylvie Lagarde | ... |
Monica
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Sabrina Dubois | ... |
Coiffeuse au centre jeunesse
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Christian Kanaty | ... |
Gardien au palais de justice
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Louis-Philippe Charlebois-Lepage | ... |
Gardien au palais de justice
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| Danny Di Paolo | ... |
Gardien au palais de justice
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| Lise Castonguay | ... |
Psychiatre / oracle
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Eric Clark | ... |
Agent de l'immigration
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Éric Kyle Robidoux | ... |
Gardien au centre jeunesse
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Geneviève Bouchard | ... |
Agente de l'immigration
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Kiara-Lynn Néï | ... |
Préposée au centre jeunesse
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Nancy Colagiacomo | ... |
Agente de l'immigration
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| Éric Legault | ... |
Agent de l'immigration
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L. Fernando Becerra Sánchez | ... |
Ami d'Étéocle (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Sophie Deraspe | ... | (as Sophie Desraspe) |
Written by
| Sophie Deraspe | ... | (adaptation) |
| Sophocles | ... | (play) |
Produced by
| Isabelle Couture | ... | associate producer |
| Marc Daigle | ... | producer |
| Robert Lacerte | ... | associate producer |
| Bernadette Payeur | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Jad Orphée Chami | ||
| Jean Massicotte | ||
Cinematography by
| Sophie Deraspe | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Geoffrey Boulangé | ||
| Sophie Deraspe | ||
Editorial Department
| Julien Archambault | ... | dailies producer |
| Nicolae Ilies | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
| Amélie Labrèche | ... | assistant editor |
| François Massé | ... | digital intermediate editor |
| Arthur Tarnowski | ... | trailer editor |
Production Design by
| Yola van Leeuwenkamp | ||
Art Direction by
| Yola van Leeuwenkamp | ... | (art direction) |
Costume Design by
| Caroline Bodson | ||
Makeup Department
| Caroline Aquin | ... | tatoo artist |
| Marie-Josée Beaudet | ... | hair department head |
| Janet Doman | ... | makeup artist |
| Nancy Ferlatte | ... | makeup artist |
| Christophe Giraud | ... | makeup artist |
| Colette Martel | ... | hair stylist |
| Silvano Mercado Vilches | ... | special makeup effects artist: makeup artist: tattoos |
| Joan Patricia Parris | ... | makeup department head / makeup designer |
Production Management
| François Bonneau | ... | production manager |
| Sylvain Chalifoux | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Chantal Marcotte | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Francis Trottier | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Alexandre Agro | ... | additional third assistant director |
| Vincent Belisle-Ducharme | ... | additional third assistant director |
| Frédérique Chalifoux-Bazinet | ... | additional third assistant director |
| Olivier Chouinard | ... | second assistant director |
| Florelle Del Burgo | ... | additional third assistant director |
| Jean-Baptiste Diago | ... | third assistant director |
| Yanick DiVito | ... | additional third assistant director |
| Pascal Elissalde | ... | first assistant director |
| Raphaël Hébert | ... | additional third assistant director |
| Valerie Milot | ... | additional third assistant director |
| Ai Ming Morin | ... | additional third assistant director |
| Nakkita Toumi | ... | additional third assistant director |
| Marie-Andrée Turgeon | ... | additional third assistant director |
Art Department
| François Bernier | ... | set dresser |
| Patrick Binette | ... | construction coordinator |
| Suzel D. Smith | ... | assistant property master |
| Martin Dumais | ... | painter |
| Aymeric Frescura | ... | set dresser |
| Sylvain Gauthier | ... | key painter |
| Olivier Gamache Lalonde | ... | set dresser |
| Michel Lambert | ... | set dresser |
| Michel R. Lambert | ... | set dresser |
| Colin Lavigne | ... | set dresser |
| Julie Leblanc | ... | painter |
| Emmanuel Muh | ... | set dresser |
| Jason Nardella | ... | set dresser |
| Geneviève Reneault | ... | painter |
| Anouk Saint-Amand | ... | property buyer |
| Frédérique B. Ste-Marie | ... | set designer |
| Alexandre Vincent | ... | property master |
| Jerome Zurfluh | ... | set dresser |
Sound Department
| Stéphane Bergeron | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Valerio Brini | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Frederic Cloutier | ... | sound (as Frédéric Cloutier) |
| Francis Dugas | ... | foley artist |
| Natalie Fleurant | ... | adr supervisor |
| Zachary Adu Fleurant | ... | dialogue editor |
| Benoit Leduc | ... | foley mixer / foley recordist |
| Gaël Poisson Lemay | ... | ADR sound recordist |
| Corrado Magalotti | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Stan Sakellaropoulos | ... | dialogue editor |
| François B. Senneville | ... | sound editor |
Visual Effects by
| Guillaume Chaboud | ... | visual effects |
Stunts
| Tyler Hall | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jocelyn Beaulac | ... | grip |
| Felix Bellehumeur-Lemay | ... | grip |
| Samuel Boisvert | ... | grip |
| Antoine Boulianne | ... | camera trainee |
| Raphael Capel | ... | second assistant camera |
| Christophe Chapados | ... | grip |
| Patrice Dagenais | ... | key grip |
| Amélie Douville | ... | gaffer |
| Joël Gariépy | ... | grip |
| Gabrielle Hurtubise | ... | lighting technician |
| Thierry Lacombe | ... | grip |
| Marc-Antoine Legault | ... | grip |
| Marc Lemieux | ... | first assistant camera |
| Manuel Lessard | ... | lighting technician |
| Lou Scamble | ... | still photographer |
| Marc-André Thibault | ... | grip |
| Maude Turcot | ... | Best Girl |
Casting Department
| Pierre Pageau | ... | casting associate: original casting |
| Daniel Poisson | ... | casting associate: original casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Mohamed Al Naimi | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Eve Aubert | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Catherine Guyot-Sionnest | ... | key costumer |
| Clara Palardy | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Noémie Ribaut-Savard | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Marie Trevennec | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Anais Trocherie | ... | set costumer |
Location Management
| Martin Berardelli | ... | location manager |
| Rachel Daoust | ... | assistant location manager |
| Katerine Martineau | ... | location scout |
| Noémie Martineau | ... | location scout |
Script and Continuity Department
| Laurence Chaillez | ... | script supervisor trainee |
| Lorette Leblanc | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Sébastien Caulley | ... | driver |
| Jean-François Denis | ... | driver |
| Dave Galazzo | ... | driver |
| Daniel Ouellet | ... | driver |
| Laurent Solange | ... | driver |
| Vicky Vézina | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Samuel Bezeau-Abel | ... | production assistant |
| Roy Boutros | ... | researcher |
| Dominique Dion | ... | production coordinator |
| Krystelle Gagné-Coutu | ... | assistant caterer |
| Catherine Généreux | ... | production assistant |
| Manon Isabel | ... | production accountant |
| Rachel Lemire | ... | caterer |
| Elizabeth Morel | ... | production assistant |
| Antoine Quach-An Nguyen | ... | researcher |
| Kevin Nguyen | ... | researcher |
| Micheline Pepin | ... | assistant accountant |
| Monique Proulx | ... | screenplay consultant |
| Mélissa Rollin | ... | production assistant |
| Katy St-Onge | ... | assistant caterer |
| Sylvie Tremblay | ... | assistant caterer |
| Mathieu Vaillancourt | ... | production assistant |
| Claire Viroulaud | ... | press attache |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Cinema Libre Studio (2021) (United States) (theatrical) (Digital/VOD)
- Les Alchimistes (2020) (France) (theatrical)
- Ligne 7 (2020) (France) (theatrical)
- Neaniko Plano (2023) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Bohemia Media (2021) (United Kingdom)
- Maison 4:3 (2019) (Canada)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In helping her brother escape from prison, Antigone confronts the authorities: the police, the judicial and penal systems, and the father of her friend Haemon. A straight-A student and model citizen until now, she sees the vice-grip tighten around her. But she rejects the law of men for her own sense of justice, dictated by love and loyalty. |
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Box Office
| Budget | CAD3,500,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Sophie Deraspe informed the audience at TIFF she sorted out 800 applicants and chose 300 to look at and eventually chose Naheema for the role of Antigone. This film just won Canada Goose award at TIFF 2019. September 15 2019! See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in 2020 Canadian Screen Awards for Cinematic Arts (2020). See more » |
| Soundtracks | 1919 See more » |