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Exiles in Lotusland
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Exiles in Lotusland
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The beckoning road west in search of self. Like a quarter of Vancouver's itinerant youth, Mélo and Ti-criss made the trip all the way from Quebec, seeking escape and adventure, maybe the meaning of life. For now, their only certainty is love. From east to west, from the streets to a hotel, with a welcome interlude in the country, they seek their place in society, but often find only boredom. Getting high doesn't always chase away the tedium. The pair return to Montreal. Ti-criss can't stick with his youth centre and heads back out west with Mélo. After a life of hard knocks and unbearable wounds from a painful childhood, he chooses his ultimate solution: suicide. From this shocking end to their strange odyssey, Mélo emerges bruised but stronger. In this unsettling look at youth living on the edge, the filmmaker's approach is neutral, acknowledging street kids for who they are and treating them with the humanity they deserve. In French with English subtitles.
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Title
Exiles in Lotusland
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Authors
Saragosti, Ilan
Jaiko, Claudette
National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)
Subjects
Nadeau, Dany, 1987-2005.
Cossette, Mélissa.
Problem youth--Québec (Province)--Social conditions--22nd century.
Street youth--British Columbia--Social conditions--21st century.
Homeless youth--British Columbia--Social conditions--21st century.
Teenagers.
Adolescent boysAdolescent girlsDrug abuseFeature filmsJuvenile delinquencyMontrealQuébécois adolescentsRunaway adolescentsStreet childrenSuicideVancouver (City)
Documentary films.
Language
English
Published
Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2011.
Publication Desc
1 streaming video (70 min., 49 sec.) : sound.
Series
0
Awards Note
Silver Remi Award, 2006 Borsos Award - with a cash prize of $10,000Cdn, 2005