The film premiered at the Director 's Fortnight program of the 2009 Cannes Film Festival where it received an eight-minute standing ovation and won three awards : the Art Cinema Award , the SACD Prize for screenplay , and the Prix Regards Jeunes . It also won a Lumière Award and four Jutra Awards , including Best Film , Best Screenplay , and Most Successful Film Outside Québec , beating out Denis Villeneuve 's film '' Polytechnique '' ( 2009 ) in what was deemed an " upset "
2009 Cannes Film Festival
2009 Cannes Film Festival
Xavier Dolan