Adventures in the Land of Asha / Jules au pays d’Asha
Καναδάς / Canada, 89′, 2023
age recommendation: 8+
On a cold winter's day in 1940, Jules and his family move to live with his uncle, mayor of a settler’s village in northern Quebec. He is banned from school because of his rare skin disease. From that moment on, his greatest wish is to be cured. When his dog Spark runs away into the wild forest, Jules has no choice but to look for him. On his way, he meets Asha, a mysterious young indigenous girl. Together, they venture to the other side of the forest, where nature reveals itself full of life and secrets.
Sophie Farkas Bolla
She is a Montreal-based filmmaker who divides her time between writing, directing and editing. Granddaughter of a Hungarian political refugee who reinvented himself as a real estate developer in Northern Canada, Sophie grew up playing in the woods. This period of her life defined by imagination and nature had a profound impact on her. As a filmmaker, she likes to revisit that time by telling stories driven by young people. She has directed several short films that have traveled to children’s film festivals around the world. Adventures in the Land of Asha is her first feature film.
Cast & Crew
- direction: Sophie Farkas Bolla
- screenplay: Sophie Farkas Bolla, Sarah Lalonde
- cinematography: Simran Dewan
- editing: Anouk Deschênes, Mathieu Bouchard-Malo
- music: Peter Venne
- sound: Olivier Calvert
- cast: Alex Dupras, Gabie Jourdain, Kevin Papatie, Marilyse Bourk, Emmanuel Schwartz
- producer: Hany Ouichou
- production company: Coop Video
- original language: Γαλλικά, Ανισιναμπεμόουιν, Αγγλικά / French, Anishinaabemowin, English
Filmography
- When Monsters Were Real (2015)
- Istvan and the Fur Trout (2012)
- Chronicles by the Other (2009)
English 
Greek