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MIKHAÏL-AMADEUS PLANTE | CANADA | 2025 | 8 MIN | FRENCH

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MIKHAÏL-AMADEUS PLANTE | CANADA | 2025 | 8 MIN | FRENCH

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Synopsis

Stéphane’s sister attempts once more to convince him that he suffers from HIV/AIDS. This time, however, she has no intention of forcing him to go to a hospital. She has something different in mind...

Filmmaker Bio

Mikhaïl-Amadeus Plante first gained recognition through his participation in the Course des régions pancanadienne, where he won the APCQ award with his film LE PETIT CORBEAU (2016). The following year, his film MONSTRE (2017) was presented at several international festivals. Active in the KINO movement for the past few years, this has allowed him to travel and direct films abroad. After studying cinema at UQÀM, Mikhaïl-Amadeus attended INIS in 2019 as part of the directing program in the cinema cohort.

Cinematographer

Olivier Normandin

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