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Death to the Bikini!

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Death to the Bikini!
FrenchÀ mort le bikini!
Directed byJustine Gauthier
Written byJustine Gauthier
Produced byLéonie Hurtubise
StarringMia Garnier
CinematographyGabrielle Bergeron-Leduc
Edited byMarie-Pier Grignon
Music byViviane Audet
Robin-Joël Cool
Production
company
Colonelle Films
Distributed byTravelling Distribution
Release date
  • March 25, 2023 (2023-03-25) (Regard)
Running time
16 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Death to the Bikini! (French: À mort le bikini!) is a Canadian short comedy-drama film, written and directed by Justine Gauthier and released in 2023. The film stars Mia Garnier as Lili, a young girl who rebels when her parents force her to start wearing a bikini top when she goes swimming, due to her approaching puberty.[1]

The cast also includes Étienne Cardin, Johnnovan Jobin, Aksel Leblanc, Olivier Leblanc, Ève Pressault and Éric Robidoux.

The film premiered in March 2023 at the Regard short film festival in Saguenay, Quebec,[2] where it won the jury award for best youth film. Later screenings included the 2023 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, where it was the winner of the Audience Choice award for short films,[3] and the 2024 Festival Plein(s) Écran(s), where it won the Prix du public.[4]

The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024.[5]

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