'' Maelström '' premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival on 29 August 2000 , before opening the Perspective Canada section in the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2000 . The film had its U.S. debut at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2001 , where it received a positive audience response . In early 1999 , Alliance Atlantis chose to distribute the film in Quebec and internationally , while Odeon Films would release the film in the rest of Canada . It went to Canadian theatres on 15 September 2000 . In July 2001 , it opened on three screens in Paris and 11 total in France , to a small audience of 300 people on its first day
Toronto International Film Festival
2000 Toronto International Film Festival
Maelström (film)