City of Shadows (2010 film)

City of Shadows (French: La Cité) is a 2010 Canadian drama film, written and directed by Kim Nguyen.^[1] Partially inspired by but not a direct adaptation of Albert Camus's novel The Plague, the film stars Jean-Marc Barr as Maxime Vincent, a war doctor serving in North Africa who comes across a city dealing with an outbreak of bubonic plague.^[2]

City of Shadows
Film poster
French	La Cité
Directed by	Kim Nguyen
Written by	Kim Nguyen
Produced by	Yves Fortin André Martin
Starring	Jean-Marc Barr Claude Legault Pierre Lebeau
Cinematography	Nicolas Bolduc
Edited by	Richard Comeau Louis-Philippe Rathé
Music by	Philippe Héritier
Production companies	Bohemian Films Productions Thalie
Release date	February 8, 2010 (2010-02-08) (SBIFF)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

The cast also includes Claude Legault, Pierre Lebeau, Sabine Karsenti, Lotfi Abdelli and Lotfi Dziri.

The film was shot in Tunisia in 2008,^[3] but commercial release was delayed until 2010 by financial problems at original distributor Christal Films.^[4]

It received five Jutra Award nominations at the 13th Jutra Awards, for Best Director (Nguyen), Best Cinematography (Nicolas Bolduc), Best Art Direction (Patrice Vermette), Best Costume Design (Mariane Carter) and Best Original Music (Philippe Héritier).^[5]