Barefoot at Dawn
FrenchPieds nus dans l'aube
Directed byFrancis Leclerc
Written byFrancis Leclerc
Fred Pellerin
Based onPieds nus dans l'aube by Félix Leclerc
Produced byAntonello Cozzolino
StarringJustin Leyrolles-Bouchard
Roy Dupuis
Catherine Sénart
Robert Lepage
CinematographySteve Asselin
Edited byIsabelle Malenfant
Music byLuc Sicard
Production
company
Attraction Images
Distributed byLes Films Séville
Release date
  • September 20, 2017 (2017-09-20) (Quebec City Film Festival)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Barefoot at Dawn (French: Pieds nus dans l'aube) is a Canadian drama film from Quebec, directed by Francis Leclerc and released in 2017.[1] Written by Leclerc and Fred Pellerin as an adaptation of Félix Leclerc's semi-autobiographical novel Pieds nus dans l'aube, the film stars Justin Leyrolles-Bouchard as the young Félix Leclerc growing up in La Tuque, Quebec.[2] Roy Dupuis and Catherine Sénart also appear as Félix's parents, Leo and Fabiola Leclerc, and Robert Lepage as his uncle Rodolphe.[3]

The film represented Francis Leclerc's first attempt to openly address his legacy as the son of Félix Leclerc, one of Quebec's musical icons, in his own work.[1]

The film received three Prix Iris nominations at the 20th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2018: Best Cinematography (Steve Asselin), Best Costume Design (Josée Castonguay) and Best Visual Effects.[4]

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