Beyond the Walls () is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Guy Édoin and released in 2008."Cinéma - Le retour à la terre de Guy Édoin". Le Devoir, October 8, 2011. The third and final film in his "Les Affluents" trilogy of short films on rural themes, following The Bridge (Le pont) in 2004 and The Dead Water (Les eaux mortes) in 2006,Kevin Laforest, "Les Affluents : Brève cinéma 2008-10-16". Voir, October 16, 2008. the film centres on a young woman's troubled relationship with her mother, who regularly forces her to go hunting against her will.
The film's cast includes Amélie Prévost, Denise Dubois, Ghyslaine Brodeur-Édoin, Marie Pelletier and Marie-Josée Forget.
The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2008.Glenn Sumi, "Feting the best of the year". Now, December 17, 2008. It was a Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 29th Genie Awards,Peter Knegt, "“Necessities of Life” Leads Genie Nods". IndieWire, February 10, 2009. and a Prix Jutra nominee for Best Short Film at the 11th Jutra Awards."Jutra 2009: Ce qu’il faut pour vivre illumine la soirée". Films du Québec, April 2, 2009.
All three films in the trilogy were subsequently released as bonus features on the DVD release of Édoin's feature film debut Wetlands (Marécages) in 2012."Sortie du DVD". Le Journal de Montréal, February 21, 2012.
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