Exiles in Lotusland | |
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Director: | Ilan Saragosti |
Producer: | Claudette Jaiko |
Starring: | Mélissa Cossette Dany Nadeau |
Music: | Jonathan Lander Avrum Nadigel |
Cinematography: | Ilan Saragosti Kirk Tougas Marc Gadoury |
Editing: | Natacha Dufaux |
Studio: | National Film Board of Canada |
Runtime: | 70 minutes |
Country: | Canada |
Language: | English French |
Exiles in Lotusland (fr|Le méchant trip) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Ilan Saragosti and released in 2005.[1] The film centres on Mélissa "Mélo" Cossette and Dany "Ti-Criss" Nadeau, two homeless teenagers from Quebec who have moved to Vancouver, where they are supporting themselves as squeegee kids.[2]
The film premiered at the 2005 Whistler Film Festival,[1] where it won the Borsos Competition award for Best Canadian Film.[3]