Girard had previously used an anthology approach in his films such as '' The Red Violin '' , and was interested in another project that would depict Montreal . It was shot in Montreal , with performances in numerous languages . The film was screened in the Gala Presentations section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival . It won four Canadian Screen Awards , including Best Cinematography for Nicolas Bolduc , and was Canada 's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Canadian Screen Awards
6th Canadian Screen Awards
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