{{short description|2016 film directed by Chloé Leriche}} {{Infobox film | name = Before the Streets | native_name = {{infobox name module|fr|Avant les rues}} | image = Before the Streets poster.jpg | caption = | director = Chloé Leriche | producer = Chloé Leriche | writer = | starring = Rykko Bellemare<br>Kwena Bellemare-Boivin<br>Jacques Newashish | music = Robert Marcel Lepage | cinematography = Glauco Bermudez | editing = Chloé Leriche | studio = Les films de l'autre<br>Telefilm Canada | distributor = Funfilm Distribution | released = {{Film date|2016|02|18|Berlinale|2016|04|15}} | runtime = 97 minutes | country = Canada | language = Atikamekw | budget = }}
'''''Before the Streets''''' ({{langx|fr|'''Avant les rues'''}}) is a 2016 Canadian drama film directed by Chloé Leriche.<ref name=oeuvreutile>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/critiques/201604/15/01-4971632-avant-les-rues-une-oeuvre-utile-et-pertinente-12.php |title=Avant les rues: une oeuvre utile et pertinente ***1/2 |last=Lussier |first=Marc-André |work=La Presse |date=15 April 2016 }}</ref> Set among the Atikamekw people of northern Quebec, the film stars Rykko Bellemare as Shawnouk, a man undertaking the process of restorative justice after accidentally killing someone in the process of committing a crime.<ref name=oeuvreutile/>
The film's cast also includes Martin Dubreuil, Kwena Bellemare-Boivin and Jacques Newashish.
==Accolades== The film won the award for best picture, and Leriche won the award for best director, at the 2016 Whistler Film Festival.<ref name="Pinto">{{Cite web|url=http://playbackonline.ca/2016/12/05/before-the-streets-wins-big-in-whistler/ |title=Before the Streets wins big in Whistler |last=Pinto |first=Jordan |work=Playback |date=December 5, 2016 |access-date=2 May 2017}}</ref> At the 2016 Directors Guild of Canada awards, Leriche won the DGC Discovery Award.<ref name="Hertz">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/paul-gross-takes-top-film-honours-at-directors-guild-of-canada-awards/article32463973/ |title=Paul Gross takes top film honours at Directors Guild of Canada Awards |last=Hertz |first=Barry |work=The Globe and Mail |date=22 October 2016 |access-date=2 May 2017}}</ref>
The film garnered six nominations at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, including Best Motion Picture.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1011321/juste-la-fin-du-monde-domine-les-nominations-aux-ecrans-canadiens |title=Juste la fin du monde domine les nominations aux Écrans canadiens |last= |first= |work=Ici Radio-Canada |date=17 January 2017 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" ! scope="col"|Award ! scope="col"|Date of ceremony ! scope="col"|Category ! scope="col"|Recipient(s) ! scope="col"|Result !scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref(s)|References}} |- !scope="row" rowspan=6| Canadian Screen Awards |rowspan=6|12 March 2017 | Best Motion Picture |rowspan=2| Chloé Leriche | {{nom}} |style="text-align:center;" rowspan=6|<ref name="Furdyk">{{Cite web|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/3186086/2017-canadian-screen-awards-nominees-revealed/ |title=2017 Canadian Screen Awards nominees revealed |last=Furdyk |first=Brent |work=Global News |date=17 January 2017 |access-date=2 March 2017}}</ref> |- | Best Director | {{nom}} |- | Best Supporting Actor | Jacques Newashish | {{nom}} |- | Best Supporting Actress | Kwena Bellemare-Boivin | {{nom}} |- | Best Cinematography | Glauco Bermudez | {{nom}} |- | Best Original Song | Nikan Boivin for "Sokecimyekw" | {{nom}} |- !scope="row" | Directors Guild of Canada |rowspan=1|22 October 2016 |DGC Discovery Award | Chloé Leriche | {{won}} |style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|<ref name="Hertz"/> |- !scope="row"| Prix collégial du cinéma québécois | 2017 | Best Film | ''Before the Streets'' | {{nom}} |style="text-align:center;"| <ref>André Duchesne, [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/cinema-quebecois/201703/27/01-5082738-manoir-remporte-le-prix-collegial-du-cinema-quebecois.php "Manoir remporte le Prix collégial du cinéma québécois"]. ''La Presse'', March 27, 2017.</ref> |- !scope="row" rowspan=8| Prix Iris |rowspan=8|4 June 2017 | Best Film | rowspan=3| Chloé Leriche | {{nom}} |style="text-align:center;" rowspan=8|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/ceremonies/gala-quebec-cinema/201704/05/01-5085631-gala-quebec-cinema-juste-la-fin-du-monde-et-two-lovers-and-a-bear-en-tete.php |title=Gala Québec cinéma: Juste la fin du monde et Two Lovers and a Bear en tête |last=Boutros |first=Magdaline |date=5 April 2017 |access-date=1 May 2017 |work=La Presse}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/2017/06/04/gala-quebec-cinema-2017_n_16949206.html |title=Gala Québec Cinéma: suivez notre couverture en direct |last= |first= |date=4 June 2017 |access-date=4 June 2017 |work=The Huffington Post |archive-date=5 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605022008/http://quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/2017/06/04/gala-quebec-cinema-2017_n_16949206.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | Best Director | {{nom}} |- | Best Screenplay | {{nom}} |- | Revelation of the Year | Rykko Bellemare | {{won}} |- | Best Cinematography | Glauco Bermudez | {{nom}} |- | Best Sound | Sylvain Bellemare, Stéphane Bergeron and Martyne Morin | {{nom}} |- | Best Editing | Chloé Leriche | {{nom}} |- | Best Original Music | Robert Marcel Lepage | {{nom}} |- !scope="row" rowspan=2| Whistler Film Festival |rowspan=2|2016 | Best Canadian Feature Film |rowspan=2| Chloé Leriche | {{won}} |style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|<ref name="Pinto"/> |- | Best Director | {{won}} |- |}
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== * {{IMDb title|5095770}}
Category:2016 films Category:2016 drama films Category:Atikamekw-language films Category:Canadian drama films Category:Canadian First Nations films Category:Quebec films Category:2016 Canadian films Category:Films scored by Robert Marcel Lepage
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