Drunken Birds

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Drunken Birds
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Official poster
Directed by Ivan Grbovic
Produced by Luc Déry
Kim McCraw
Written by Ivan Grbovic
Sara Mishara
Starring Jorge Antonio Guerrero
Hélène Florent
Claude Legault
Marine Johnson
Music by Philippe Brault
Cinematography Sara Mishara
Edited by Arthur Tarnowski
Production
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  • Les Films Opale (Canada)
  • WaZabi Films (World)
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  • September 13, 2021 (2021-09-13) (TIFF)
Running time
 104 minutes
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  • Canada
  • Mexico
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  • French
  • Spanish

Drunken Birds (French: Les Oiseaux ivres) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Ivan Grbovic and released in 2021.[1] The film stars Jorge Antonio Guerrero as Willy, a Mexican drug runner in a crime cartel who travels to Canada in search of his girlfriend Marlena (Yoshira Escárrega) after she disappears, and takes a job as a migrant worker on a farm in the Montérégie region.

The film's cast also includes Hélène Florent, Claude Legault, Marine Johnson, Maxime Dumontier, Amaryllis Tremblay, Karl Walcott, Gilberto Barraza, and Normand D'Amour.

The film premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, in the Platform Prize program.[2] The film was digitally and theatrically released in Canada is on October 15, 2021, by Les Films Opale. It was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards.[3]

Synopsis

Marlena is the young wife of a powerful wealthy man in Mexico, Willy is her secret lover. Fearing the worst, the lovers will flee separately in the hopes of finding each other in a safer place. Willy suspects that Marlena is hiding in Montreal, so he escapes to Quebec where he is hired as a seasonal worker at the Bécotte Farm. While friendships are being forged between foreign workers on the farm, a gap is growing between the Bécotte family members. Willy, unknowingly, will arouse the desire in Julie, the wife of the owner. The situation will not be without consequences for the group - especially for her estranged teenage daughter Léa, who soon finds herself exploited after running away in search of freedom. Willy is accused of a crime he did not commit, which sends a ripple effect through the lives of all, leading to an eventual redemption.[4]

Cast

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Reception

Jared Mobarak of The Film Stage gave the film a positive review writing, "Writer/director Ivan Grbovic and co-writer/cinematographer Sara Mishara seamlessly take us back and forth through time so the romance at the center of their Les oiseaux ivres [Drunken Birds] can unfold with mystery and anticipation."[5] Another positive review was written by Pat Mullen for That Shelf: "Exceptionally crafted with its feet firmly planted between two worlds, Drunken Birds represents the best that is happening in Canadian cinema right now. It challenges us to look at the landscape we love and wonder if it looks so golden from another perspective. Drunken Birds is the best film the TIFF Platform competition had to offer this year and a Canadian standout for the year overall."[6]

The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2021.[7]

Awards

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
FICFA 2021 Best Canadian Film Ivan Grbovic Won [8]
Canadian Screen Awards 2022 Best Picture Luc Déry, Kim McCraw Nominated [9]
Best Supporting Actor Claude Legault Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Marine Johnson Nominated
Best Art Direction/Production Design André-Line Beauparlant Nominated
Best Cinematography Sara Mishara Won
Best Editing Arthur Tarnowski Nominated
Vancouver Film Critics Circle 2021 Best Actor in a Canadian Film Jorge Antonio Guerrero Nominated [10]
Prix Iris 2022 Best Film Luc Déry, Kim McCraw Won [11]
Best Director Ivan Grbovic Won
Best Actress Hélène Florent Won
Best Supporting Actor Claude Legault Won
Best Supporting Actress Marine Johnson Nominated
Revelation of the Year Jorge Antonio Guerrero Nominated
Best Screenplay Ivan Grbovic, Sara Mishara Won
Best Art Direction André-Line Beauparlant Nominated
Best Costume Design Patricia McNeil Nominated
Best Cinematography Sara Mishara Won
Best Editing Arthur Tarnowski Won
Best Original Music Philippe Brault Won
Best Sound Olivier Calvert, Stephen de Oliveira, Bernard Gariépy Strobl Won
Best Makeup Marie-Josée Galibert Nominated
Best Casting Nathalie Boutrie Won
Public Prize Luc Déry, Kim McCraw Nominated
Prix collégial du cinéma québécois 2022 Best Film Drunken Birds Nominated [12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ André Duchesne, "Les oiseaux ivres d’Ivan Grbovic au TIFF". La Presse, August 11, 2021.
  2. ↑ Pat Mullen, "TIFF Unveil's (sic) Line-up for ‘Celebrating Alanis’ Retrospective". Point of View, August 11, 2021.
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  7. ↑ Norman Wilner, "TIFF announces Canada’s Top Ten films of 2021". Now, December 6, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Le jury du 35e FICFA récompense les meilleurs films". Ici Radio-Canada Nouveau-Brunswick, November 18, 2021.
  9. ↑ Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.
  10. ↑ Dana Gee, "The Power of the Dog, Night Raiders lead Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards nominations". Vancouver Sun, February 20, 2022.
  11. ↑ François Lévesque, "Hélène Florent aux oiseaux au Gala Québec Cinéma". Le Devoir, June 5, 2022.
  12. ↑ Maxime Demers, "Prix collégial du cinéma québécois : les finalistes dévoilés". Le Journal de Montréal, January 18, 2022.

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