Romeo Eleven

Romeo Eleven
Romeo Eleven
	Film poster
French	Roméo Onze
Directed by	Ivan Grbovic
Written by	Ivan Grbovic; Sara Mishara
Produced by	Paul Barbeau
Starring	Ali Ammar
Cinematography	Sara Mishara
Edited by	Hubert Hayaud
Music by	Charles Ives; Hans Otter; Lucas Yeague
Production; company	Reprise Films
Distributed by	Métropole Films
Release date	7 July 2011 (Karlovy);
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

Romeo Eleven (French: Roméo Onze) is a 2011 Canadian drama film directed by Ivan Grbovic, and written by Grbovic and Sara Mishara.^[1]

Set in Montreal's Lebanese Christian community, the film is a coming-of-age story about a physically handicapped 20-year-old man who must face his insecurities about his disability when he is invited out on a date by a woman he has been chatting with on the internet.^[2]

The film had its theatrical premiere at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in July 2011, and its Canadian premiere at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival, before going into commercial release in 2012.^[3]

Cast[edit]

Ali Ammar as Rami
Joseph Bou Nassar as Ziad
Sanda Bourenane as Sabine
Eleonore Millier
May Hilal
Caline Habib as Nada
Ziad Ghanem as Bassam
Karim Traiaia as Martin
Inka Malovic as Hostess

Accolades[edit]

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref(s)
Jutra Awards	March 17, 2013	Best Film	Paul Barbeau	Nominated	^[4]
		Best Director	Ivan Grbovic	Nominated
		Best Actor	Ali Ammar	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Ivan Grbovic, Sara Mishara	Nominated
		Best Editing	Hubert Hayaud	Nominated
Prix collégial du cinéma québécois	2013	Best Film	Romeo Eleven	Nominated	^[5]

References[edit]

^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 85. ISBN 978-1908215017.
^ van Hoeij, Boyd (11 July 2011). "Review: 'Romeo Eleven'". Variety. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Roméo Onze – Film d’Ivan Grbovic". Films du Québec, February 9, 2012.
^ "Spotlight shines on Quebec cinema at the Jutra awards". CBC News Montreal, March 17, 2013.
^ "LAURENCE ANYWAYS REMPORTE LE PRIX COLLÉGIAL DU CINÉMA QUÉBÉCOIS". Voir, March 26, 2013.

External links[edit]

Romeo Eleven at IMDb

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[1] Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 85. ISBN 978-1908215017.

[van_Hoeij-2] van Hoeij, Boyd (11 July 2011). "Review: 'Romeo Eleven'". Variety. Retrieved 24 October 2015.

[3] Charles-Henri Ramond, "Roméo Onze – Film d’Ivan Grbovic". Films du Québec, February 9, 2012.

[4] "Spotlight shines on Quebec cinema at the Jutra awards". CBC News Montreal, March 17, 2013.

[5] "LAURENCE ANYWAYS REMPORTE LE PRIX COLLÉGIAL DU CINÉMA QUÉBÉCOIS". Voir, March 26, 2013.

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