A Fire in the Cold Season

2019 Canadian film directed by Justin Oakey
  • September 13, 2019 (2019-09-13) (FIN)
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A Fire in the Cold Season is a 2019 Canadian thriller drama film, directed by Justin Oakey.[1] The film stars Stephen Oates as Scott, an introverted trapper who has discovered a dead body, and Michaela Kurimsky as Mona, the dead man's pregnant widow.[2] It received praise for its cinematography, intricate original score, as well as its "artful, genre-bending approach" to the backwoods thriller.[3]

The film premiered on September 13, 2019 at the FIN Atlantic Film Festival.[4] It subsequently had its international premiere in Iceland, and continued to screen at festivals during the COVID-19 pandemic, before a delated theatrical and digital release in Canada (October 2020). It has since been released internationally, in dozens of countries.

James Klopko received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Cinematography at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.[5]

References

  1. ^ Wendy Rose, "'A Fire in the Cold Season' sizzles". The Telegram, October 1, 2020.
  2. ^ Shelagh Rowan-Legg, "Review: A FIRE IN THE COLD SEASON, Crime and Tenderness in the Remote". Screen Anarchy, October 1, 2020.
  3. ^ Liam Lacey, "Review: A FIRE IN THE COLD SEASON, Artful Take on the Crime Thriller". Original Cin, October 1, 2020.
  4. ^ Lauren Malyk, "FIN Atlantic ’19: A Fire in the Cold Season among world premieres". Playback, August 15, 2019.
  5. ^ Brent Furdyk, "Canadian Screen Awards Announces 2021 Film Nominations". ET Canada, March 30, 2021.

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