14 Days, 12 Nights

14 Days, 12 Nights
French14 jours 12 nuits
Directed byJean-Philippe Duval
Written byMarie Vien
Produced byAntonello Cozzolino
StarringAnne Dorval
Leanna Chea
François Papineau
CinematographyYves Bélanger
Edited byMyriam Poirier
Music byBertrand Chénier
Production
company
Attraction Images
Distributed byLes Films Séville
Release date
  • October 30, 2019 (2019-10-30) (FCIAT)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench
Box office$122,806[1]

14 Days, 12 Nights (French: 14 jours 12 nuits) is a 2019 Canadian drama film directed by Jean-Philippe Duval and written by Marie Vien.[2] The film stars Anne Dorval as Isabelle Brodeur, a Canadian woman whose grief over the accidental death of her adopted Vietnamese-born teenage daughter leads her to undertake a trip to Vietnam to meet Thuy Nguyen (Leanna Chea), the girl's birth mother.[3]

14 Days, 12 Nights was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

Release and reception

The film premiered at the Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival in October 2019,[4] and had its commercial premiere in February 2020.[5]

Accolades

14 Days, 12 Nights was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards,[6] after Canada's initial submission, Funny Boy was disqualified.[7] It was not nominated.

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Canadian Screen Awards May 28, 2020 Best Supporting Actress Leanna Chea Nominated [8]
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Film Festival May 13–23, 2021 Audience Award – World Cinema Won [9]
Prix Iris June 10, 2020 Best Actress Anne Dorval Nominated [10][11]
Best Cinematography Yves Bélanger Won
Best Editing Myriam Poirier Nominated

See also

References

  1. ^ "14 Days, 12 Nights (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  2. ^ Ramond, Charles-Henri (April 25, 2019). "14 jours 12 nuits – Film de Jean-Philippe Duval". Films du Québec.
  3. ^ Lowe, Justin (January 10, 2020). "'14 Days, 12 Nights' ('14 Jours, 12 Nuits'): Film Review, Palm Springs 2020". The Hollywood Reporter.
  4. ^ Martel-Desjardins, Alexia (October 10, 2019). "Le Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue dévoile sa programmation". Abitibi-Témiscamingue: Ici Radio-Canada.
  5. ^ "Soir de première pour "14 jours, 12 nuits"". Le Journal de Montréal. February 17, 2020.
  6. ^ Lussier, Marc-André (19 December 2020). "14 jours 12 nuits représentera le Canada aux Oscars". La Presse. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  7. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (18 December 2020). "Canada's Oscar Entry 'Funny Boy' Pulled From International Feature Film Race". Variety. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  8. ^ Wilner, Norman (February 18, 2020). "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Prepare for a Schitt's show". Now.
  9. ^ "Audience Choice Awards". Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Film Festival. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  10. ^ "Prix Iris 2020: "Il pleuvait des oiseaux" et "La femme de mon frère" partent favoris". The Huffington Post (in French). 23 April 2020. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Le film Antigone, grand gagnant du Gala Québec Cinéma avec six prix" (in French). Radio-Canada. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.


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