Maelström
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EN PRÉSENCE DE DENIS VILLENEUVE
After killing a man with her car without stopping, a guilt-ridden young woman meets the victim's son.
Denis Villeneuve
Denis Villeneuve (born October 3, 1967) is a French Canadian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is a four-time recipient of the Canadian Screen Award (formerly Genie Award) for Best Direction, for Maelström in 2001, Polytechnique in 2009, Incendies in 2010 and Enemy in 2013. The first three of these films also won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture, while the latter was awarded the prize for best Canadian film of the year by the Toronto Film Critics Association.