Catimini

Catimini is a Canadian drama film, directed by Nathalie Saint-Pierre and released in 2012.^[1] The film tells the stories of four young girls living as wards of the provincial child protection department.^[2]

Catimini
Film poster
Directed by	Nathalie Saint-Pierre
Written by	Nathalie Saint-Pierre
Produced by	Nicolas Comeau Nathalie Saint-Pierre
Starring	Émilie Bierre Joyce-Tamara Hall Rosine Chouinard-Chauveau Frédérique Paré
Cinematography	Nathalie Moliavko-Visotzky
Edited by	Nathalie Saint-Pierre
Production companies	Société Radio-Canada Super Écran
Distributed by	Axia Films
Release date	August 24, 2012 (2012-08-24) (Angoulême)
Running time	111 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

The cast includes Émilie Bierre as Cathy, Joyce-Tamara Hall as Kayla, Rosine Chouinard-Chauveau as Mégane, Frédérique Paré as Manu, Isabelle Vincent as Réjanne, and Roger La Rue as Raynald.

Brendan Kelly of the Montreal Gazette singled out the performances of the four main child actors for praise, writing that "the four young actors playing the girls are all amazing, so good that you'll be forgiven for thinking Saint-Pierre actually went and cast real kids from the youth protection world, which she did not."^[3]

The film premiered on August 24, 2012 at the Angoulême Francophone Film Festival,^[4] before premiering commercially in January 2013.^[5]

Awards

Award	Date of Ceremony	Category	Nominees	Result	Reference
Jutra Awards	March 23, 2014	Best Film	Nicolas Comeau, Nathalie Saint-Pierre	Nominated	[6]
		Best Supporting Actress	Frédérique Paré	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Nathalie Saint-Pierre	Nominated
		Best Cinematography	Nathalie Moliavko-Visotzky	Nominated
		Best Editing	Nathalie Saint-Pierre	Nominated