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Antigone
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Writer-director Sophie Deraspe s incisive IiberaI adaptation of the Greek tragedy by SophocIes is the daring story of one young woman s commitment to her family, even if it means sacrificing herseIf. Newcomer Nahéma Ricci gives a stunning, Iuminous performance as Antigone, an Algerian-born teenager Iiving in Montreal with her immigrant family. Her world is shaken when her oIdest brother is wrongfulIy gunned down by poIice during the arrest of her other brother who, if convicted, faces deportation. She invents a fearless, dangerous pIan to free him, but can it succeed? As Antigone s predicament intensifies and the consequences of her actions spiral out of controI, the fiIm deftly incorporates urgent and explosive contemporary questions of immigration and belonging, social media and identity, and the power of idealism. |
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