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CANADA | 93 minutes | 2018

The “firecrackers” in the title are Lou and Chantal, two teens who have way too much to say for their sleepy, isolated town. Bold, volatile, their young lives suspended halfway between debauchery and boredom, they dream of only one thing: leaving. Ontario director Jasmin Mozaffari’s first feature nods elegantly to Andrea Arnold (Fish Tank) to deliver a sensitive, highly strung tale that bristles with the energy of its charismatic leads. The ultra-tight camera work leaves no room for complacency, the better to veer off into flights of fancy. A wonderful discovery.

Q&A with the director

Presented by Vice

Programs

Tuesday October 9, 2018

Program #159
17:00
Cineplex Odeon Quartier SALLE 16

Thursday October 11, 2018

Program #206
21:35
Cineplex Odeon Quartier SALLE 17

Jasmin Mozaffari

No biography

Firecrackers (2013), short
Wave (2015), short
sleep on the tracks (2017), short
Firecrackers (2018), feature

distribution and credits

  • Costume Mara Zigler
  • Decors Thea Hollatz
  • Music Casey MQ
  • Editing Simone Smith
  • Cinematographer Catherine Lutes
  • Screenplay Jasmin Mozaffari
  • Cast Karena Evans, Michaela Kurimsky, Callum Thompson

contact

  • Prowler Film

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