FILM REVIEW - La Passion D'Augustine

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Simone Beaulieu, better known as Mother Augustine, runs a convent school for girls in the 1960s. She has turned the little convent into a musical treasure where the students have won every prestigious music competition in the region. When her talented but rebellious niece joins the convent and the government threatens to shut down the school in favour of public education, her world is suddenly turned upside down. She and her fellow nuns are forced to confront the waves of modernity and Mother Augustine hers
Jeonju International Film Festival, South Korea, April 2015 Seattle International Film Festival, USA, May 2015 Giffoni Film Festival, Italy, July 2015
Newport Beach International Film Festival, USA, April 2015: Winner, Jury Award: Best Feature Film, Winner, Jury Award: Best Actress – Celine Bonnier, Winner, Jury Award : Best Supporting Actress – Lysandre Menard, Winner, Jury Award : Best Director – Lea Pool, Winner, Jury Award : Best Screenplay – Marie Vien and Lea Pool