ANGOULEME FRENCH-LANGUAGE FILM FESTIVAL
Best Actor and Students Jury Prize

FESTIVAL DE QUEBEC FILM FESTIVAL

NAMUR INTERNATIONAL FRENCH-LANGUAGE FILM FESTIVAL (FIFF)
Junior Jury Prize

VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILIM FESTIVAL (VIFF)

BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

ROME INDEPENDANT FILM FESTIVAL
Best Foreign Feature Film

23RD VICTORIA FILM FESTIVAL

32ND SANTA BARBARA FILM FESTIVAL

23RD RENDEZ VOUSFRENCH FILM FESTIVAL VANCOUVER

TIFF NEXT WAVE

Queer Screen's Mardi Gras Film Festival, Sydney

RENDEZ VOUS DU CINEMA QUEBECOIS

ROME FOCUS ON FRENCH CINEMA
Audience Prize

Festival 2 Valenciennes

BFI Flare : London LGBT Film Festival

18TH INTERNATIONAL AUBAGNE FILM FESTIVAL
Prize for best screenplay

19TH OUTOUAIS FILM FESTIVAL

FESTIVAL DE LA FRANCOPHONIE, CHICAGO

13th FOCUS ON FRENCH CINEMA - Stamford, Greenwich
Audience Prize

Screening at the United Nations Headquarters, NY

FESTIVAL DU FILM JUDICIAIRE D'AIX EN PROVENCE
Opening Screening

LE GALA QUEBEC CINEMA

“Well-performed feature debut”
The Hollywood Reporter

France

"A poignant film"
Le Figaro Etudiant

"Remarkable filmmaking"
RTL

"No one portrays youth like 1:54"
Le Journal des Femmes.com

"A film to "open up the dialogue"
France 3 "JT"

"A very lovely film"
BFM TV

"A much-needed work"
"Made with agonizing efficiency"
"A lovely lesson about getting along"
Paris Match

"A tough, powerful first feature film by Yan England!"
Ecran Noir

"A subtle drama on school bullying"
Studio Cinelive

"A really extraordinary film. Run out to see it!"
"A must-see film"
France Inter

"A very strong, efficient film. A real triumph."
TV5 Monde

"A very realistic film, without being overdramatic"
Journal du Dimanche

"1 :54 takes on a serious and powerful subject of society"
Version Femina

"1 :54 makes you tremble"
Elle

"A film for the public good"
L’Etudiant

"Captivating from beginning to end"
"Run out to see it"
"Tough, uncompromising and direct"
Figaro Magazine

"A subtle drama about school bullying"
Express

"A drama with a solid performance from the star of Mommy"
A Nous Paris

"A beautiful film full of suspense"
Le canard enchainé

"A remarkable first feature"
Le Figaro

"1 :54 gets you in the gut"
Le Parisien

Belgique

"Yan England hits hard, real hard"
Bruxelles Bondy Blog

Québec

"A film that packs a punch"
"Yan England shows intimidation in a spectacular and troubling way"
Le Journal de Québec

"Striking realism that avoids moralizing"
Journal de Montréal

"Touching, striking, troubling"
TVA "Salut Bonjour"

"A psychological thriller that packs a punch"
"You should run out to see this film"
TVQC

"A striking film, often moving"
La Presse

"Shocking and masterful film"
"This film holds its weight with a finesse of psychological exploration whose mastery we applaud"
"Solid casting, suspense, relentless action"
Le Devoir

"Film with a striking message. Clever use of suspense. Energetic directing. Solid."
Mediafilm

"A touching and troubling film, solid casting"
Marie Christine Prouly - SALUT BONJOUR

"A striking and incredibly efficient drama"
Eric Moreault - LE SOLEIL

"Overwhelmingly realistic! The actors are fabulous."
Marie Andrée Poulin

"The film 1:54 is a must-see!"
Mario Asselin - JOURNAL DE QUEBEC

"1:54 is a film absolutely everyone should see"
Annie Soleil Proteau

"A beautifully and painfully important film"
Isabelle Adjani

"Necessary and deeply moving"
Marie-Soleil Dion

"A powerful first feature film for Yan England"
Caroline Fortin - CHATELAINE

"An incredible film that showcases Antoine Olivier Pilon's great talent"
René Homier-Roy - ICI RADIO-CANADA PREMIERE

"Essential and striking. Antoine Olivier Pilon is truly extraordinary"
Herby Moreau

"A great film, brilliantly performed"
Elizabeth Lepage-Boily - CINOCHE.COM

"A must-see this year"
Zoé Desborough - LA FABRIQUE CREPUE

"Deeply moving"
Dominic Arpin

"Powerful and necessary"
Vanessa Pilon