Split (2016)

Name: Split
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2016-07-29
Duration: 80 min
Rating: 3
Cast: Whitney Lafleur, Marjolaine Beauchamp, Ronald Cyr

Split (2016), directed by Lawrence Côté-Collins, starring Whitney Lafleur and Marjolaine Beauchamp.

07/29/2016 BR Comedy 1h 20m

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In a tiny house in the town of Destor, near Rouyn-Noranda on Highway 101 North, Scott, a repeat ex-con in his fifties, lives quietly with Jessie, his girlfriend 23 years his junior. He spends his time meditating and doing 3D puzzles while Jessie spends hers collecting dolphin figures, dancing to “Summer Love” and smoking weed. Wanting to make a documentary on Scott’s social reintegration, social worker Anick moves in to their house for a few days. While the shoot starts off smoothly, with several funny and touching interviews of Scott and Jessie, things quickly derail. Anick seems more interested in Jessie than Scott. The documentary’s subjectivity is quickly replaced by a growing attraction between Anick and Jessie. The continuous presence of the filmmaker in the enclosed space, coupled with the exasperation Scott feels at being constantly recorded, is causing the pressure to escalate. Scott could lose it at any time.

Lawrence Côté-CollinsCinematography, Director, Screenplay
Jules SaulnierEditing
Virginie DuboisProducer
Eric ShawOriginal music

About the film

Split (French: Écartée) is a Canadian docufiction film, directed by Lawrence Côté-Collins and released in 2016. The film stars Marjolaine Beauchamp as Anick, a social worker making a film about criminal rehabilitation that centres on ex-convict Scott (Ronald Cyr) and his girlfriend Jessie (Whitney Lafleur).

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Cast

Marjolaine Beauchamp

Ronald Cyr

Whitney Lafleur

Distribution

The film premiered on July 29, 2016, at the Fantasia International Film Festival, before opening commercially in September.

Critical response

Alex Rose of Cult MTL called it "a weird little mockumentary that clearly worships at the altar of Robert Morin."

Awards

At Fantasia, the film received an honorable mention from the jury for the Barry Convex Award for best Canadian film.

The film received two Prix Iris nominations at the 19th Quebec Cinema Awards, for Best Editing (Jules Saulnier) and Revelation of the Year (Lafleur).

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Split at IMDb

Split at AllMovie

Text from Split (2016 Canadian film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_(2016_Canadian_film)

Trivia

It premiered on July 29, 2016, a Friday.
It runs 1h20 — short for a feature film.
Its original title is "Écartée".
This film's quiz has 10 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

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CountriesCanada
StatusReleased

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Lawrence Côté-Collins Cinematography
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Jules Saulnier Editing
Virginie Dubois Producer
Eric Shaw Original music
Lawrence Côté-Collins Screenplay

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What is Split about?

Split: In a tiny house in the town of Destor, near Rouyn-Noranda on Highway 101 North, Scott, a repeat ex-con in his fifties, lives quietly with Jessie, his girlfriend 23 years his junior. He spends his time meditating and doing 3D puzzles while Jessie spends hers collecting dolphin figures, dancing to “Summer Love” and smok…

Who directed Split?

Split was directed by Lawrence Côté-Collins in 2016.

Who stars in Split?

The cast of Split includes Whitney Lafleur, Marjolaine Beauchamp and Ronald Cyr.

How long is Split?

Split runs for 80 minutes, or 1h20.