Academy Awards, USA
2013
Nominee
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Berlin International Film Festival
2012
Winner
Best Actress
Rachel Mwanza ,
2012
Nominee
Black Reel Awards
2014
Winner
Outstanding Foreign Film
Cambridge Film Festival
2012
Winner
Camerimage
2012
Winner
Main Competition
Nicolas Bolduc ,
Canadian Screen Awards, CA
2013
Winner
Best Motion Picture
Marie-Claude Poulin ,
Pierre Even ,
Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design
Josée Arsenault ,
Emmanuel Frechette ,
Achievement in Cinematography
Nicolas Bolduc ,
Achievement in Direction
Kim Nguyen ,
Achievement in Editing
Richard Comeau ,
Achievement in Overall Sound
Daniel Bisson ,
Bernard Gariépy Strobl ,
Claude La Haye ,
Achievement in Sound Editing
Jean-François Sauvé (as Jean-Francois B. Sauvé) ,
Simon Meilleur ,
Martin Pinsonnault ,
Claire Pochon ,
Original Screenplay
Kim Nguyen ,
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Serge Kanyinda ,
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Rachel Mwanza ,
2013
Nominee
Achievement in Costume Design
Éric Poirier ,
Achievement in Visual Effects
Eve Brunet ,
Marc Morissette ,
Alexandra Vaillancourt ,
Chlotrudis Awards
2014
Nominee
Best Actress
Rachel Mwanza ,
Cinema for Peace Awards
2013
Nominee
Most Valuable Film of the Year
Kim Nguyen (director) ,
Directors Guild of Canada
2013
Winner
Production Design - Feature Film
Emmanuel Frechette ,
2013
Nominee
Feature Film
Emmanuel Frechette (Art Director) ,
Eastern Oregon Film Festival
2013
Nominee
Film Independent Spirit Awards
2013
Nominee
Best International Film
Kim Nguyen ,
Hong Kong International Film Festival
2013
Nominee
Kim Nguyen
Image Awards (NAACP)
2014
Winner
Outstanding International Motion Picture
Jutra Awards
2013
Winner
Best Film (Meilleur Film)
Pierre Even ,
Marie-Claude Poulin ,
Best Direction (Meilleure Réalisation)
Kim Nguyen ,
Best Supporting Actor (Meilleur Acteur de Soutien)
Serge Kanyinda ,
Best Screenplay (Meilleur Scénario)
Kim Nguyen ,
Best Cinematography (Meilleure Direction de la Photographie)
Nicolas Bolduc ,
Best Sound (Meilleur Son)
Claude La Haye ,
Martin Pinsonnault ,
Bernard Gariépy Strobl ,
Best Editing (Meilleur Montage Image)
Richard Comeau ,
Best Actress (Meilleure Actrice)
Rachel Mwanza ,
2013
Nominee
Best Costume Design (Meilleurs Costumes)
Eric Poirier ,
Best International Motion Picture (Film s'étant le plus illustré à l'extérieur du Québec)
Kim Nguyen (director) ,
Milwaukee Film Festival
2013
Winner
National Board of Review, USA
2012
Winner
Top Five Foreign Language Films
Satellite Awards
2012
Nominee
Best Motion Picture, International Film
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
2012
Winner
Best Motion Picture
Kim Nguyen ,
Tribeca Film Festival
2012
Winner
Best Narrative Feature
Kim Nguyen ,
Best Actress in a Narrative Feature
Rachel Mwanza ,
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2013
Winner
Best Film - Canadian
Best Actress in a Canadian Film
Rachel Mwanza ,
Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film
Serge Kanyinda ,
Vancouver International Film Festival
2012
Nominee
Kim Nguyen
World Cinema Amsterdam
2012
Winner
Kim Nguyen
