Sinopsis
After running away from a youth center, 15-year-old Noémie befriends a group of delinquents with whom her friend Léa is hanging out and falls in love with a pimp. After being convinced, by the pimp and Léa, Noémie agrees to a job as an escort. That way, she will be able to get money to get off the street and be free.
Geneviève Albert is a Canadian filmmaker originally from Quebec, whose feature film debut, Noémi Says Yes (Noémie dit oui), was released in 2022.
Previously, she directed several short films, including Paul Hébert, Le rêveur acharné (2007), Reviens-tu ce soir? (2008), La vie heureuse de Gilles Z (2010), La traversée du salon (2011), Entre mon nom et ton film (2014), Pancakes & Kisses (2014) and Eroticfism (2015). In addition, she had a role in the Cirque du Soleil's show Iris in 2015.
Noémi Says Yes was nominated for the John Dunning Award for Best First Picture at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.
Year of production: 2022
Running Time: 1 hour 53 minutes
Country: Canada
Language: French with Spanish subtitles
Director: Geneviève Albert
Cast: Kelly Depeault, Emi Chicoine, Geneviève Alarie, James-Edward Métayer
Production:
Screenwriter: Geneviève Albert
Cinematographer: Léna Mill-Reuillard
Production company: Leitmotiv Films
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Selected at: Rendez-Vous (Quebec Cinema)
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