an . ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁play ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁by ▁Jean - L uc ▁Lag ar ce ▁and ▁stars ▁G asp ard ▁Ul li el , ▁N ath al ie ▁Bay e , ▁Mar ion ▁Cot ill ard , ▁Lé a ▁Se yd oux ▁and ▁Vincent ▁Cass el . ▁It ▁is ▁about ▁a ▁young ▁play w right ▁who ▁reun ites ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁after ▁a ▁ 1 2 - year ▁absence ▁to ▁inform ▁them ▁he ▁is ▁going ▁to ▁die . ▁ ▁A ▁co - production ▁of ▁Canada ▁and ▁France , ▁it ▁was ▁shot ▁in ▁Montreal ▁and ▁L aval , ▁Quebec , ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁The ▁small ▁core ▁of ▁actors ▁were ▁selected ▁against ▁type cast ing , ▁with ▁Dol an ▁and ▁Cot ill ard ▁challeng ed ▁by ▁the ▁awk ward ness ▁in ▁dialog ue ▁inher ent ▁in ▁Lag ar ce ' s ▁work . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁screen ed ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁C annes ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁where ▁it ▁received ▁divided ▁re actions ▁from ▁critics . ▁Dol an ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁Canadian ▁director ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁C annes ▁Grand ▁Prix . ▁It ▁also ▁won ▁six ▁Canadian ▁Screen ▁Awards , ▁including ▁Best ▁Mot ion ▁Picture , ▁and ▁three ▁César ▁Awards , ▁including ▁Best ▁Director . ▁ ▁Plot ▁In ▁a ▁place ▁identified ▁only ▁as ▁" Some where ," ▁Louis , ▁a ▁ 3 4 - year - old ▁gay ▁play w right ▁dealing ▁with ▁a ▁terminal ▁ill ness , ▁takes ▁a ▁short ▁flight