Continental, a Film Without Guns () is a 2007 Canadian comedy-drama film directed and written by Stéphane Lafleur.
Plot The lives of four people intertwine after the disappearance of a man who wanders into the forest. A Man wakes up on a bus. Everybody is gone. Night has fallen. He gets off the bus and finds himself at the edge of a forest. Sounds are coming from deep within the woods. The Man enters the forest and disappears into the night.
Recognition
Won: 2007 Toronto International Film Festival: Best Canadian First Feature Film"Toronto film fest's people's choice award stays home". Vancouver Sun, September 17, 2007. Won: 2007 Whistler Film Festival: Borsos Competition Best Canadian FilmYvonne Zacharias, "Lafleur takes top prize at Whistler; Continental, A Film Without Guns judged to be best new Canadian feature". Vancouver Sun, December 3, 2007. Official Selection: Venice Film Festival Jutra Awards: Best Motion Picture of the Year (Meilleur Film) - Luc DéryKim McCraw Best Achievement in Directing (Meilleure Réalisation) - Stéphane Lafleur Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Meilleur Acteur de Soutien) - Réal Bossé Best Screenplay (Meilleur Scénario) - Stéphane Lafleur Nominee: Genie Award for Best Motion Picture - Luc DéryKim McCraw Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design - André-Line Beauparlant Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Gilbert Sicotte Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Marie-Ginette Guay Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Fanny Mallette Jutra Awards: Best Achievement in Cinematography (Meilleure Direction de la Photographie) - Sara Mishara Best Achievement in Art Direction (Meilleure Direction Artistique) - André-Line Beauparlant Best Achievement in Editing (Meilleure Montage) - Sophie Leblond Best Achievement in Sound (Meilleur Son) - Pierre Bertrand, Sylvain Bellemare and Bernard Gariépy Strobl
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