Sonia

198653 min 40 secFilm: Fiction

G

Direction: Paule Baillargeon

Production: Michel GauthierRoger FrappierSuzanne Dussault

Script: Paule BaillargeonLaura Harrington

Related with great tenderness, Sonia is a one-hour drama on the mental and emotional sufferings of a victim of Alzheimer's disease, on the course of this illness, and on the qualities--courage, love and compassion--that enable one to endure such extremes. Brilliantly acted by Kim Yaroshevskaya as Sonia and Paule Baillargeon as her daughter, Roxanne, this is a powerful discussion-starter on Alzheimer's, especially for those close to a person afflicted by what is often considered "the worst of all diseases."

Subject categories

  • Families > Aged ParentsHealth and IllnessParent-Child Relationships
  • Health and Medicine > Coping with Illness and DyingDiseasesSeniorsWomen
  • Seniors > Family LifeHealth and IllnessWomen
  • Family Studies/Home Economics > Aging/Death and Dying

Credits

director
Paule Baillargeon
producer
Michel Gauthier
Roger Frappier
Suzanne Dussault
script
Paule Baillargeon
Laura Harrington
photography
André-Luc Dupont
Roger Martin
sound
Serge Beauchemin
editing
Yves Dion
sound editing
France Dubé
re-recording
Jean-Pierre Joutel
Adrian Croll
music
Yves Laferrière
cast
Blanche Baillargeon
Paule Baillargeon
Lothaire Bluteau
Paul Buissonneau
Raymond Cloutier
Frédérique Collin
Suzanne Gaulin
Marc Messier
Michael Rudder
Kim Yaroshevskaya

Awards

  • Honorable Mention - (Alberta-Quebec Awards)World Media Festival
  • André-Leroux Award - Category: Best Medium-Length film given by l'Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma - with a cash prize of 1,500$Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma
  • Télébec Award for Best Medium-Length FilmFestival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
  • Golden Sheaf Award - Category: Best Direction (Paule Baillargeon)Yorkton Film Festival
  • Golden Sheaf Award - Category: Best Performance (Kim Yaroshevskaya)Yorkton Film Festival
  • Silver Apple Award - Category: Human Relations / Major changes in LifeNational Educational Media Network Competition
  • Chris Award - Category: Health and Medicine / Care for the Mentally Ill Issues in Psychology, Psychiatry International Film and Video Festival
  • Certificate of Merit "Summa cum laude"Medikinale / International Medical and Scientific Film Festival - Prix Leonardo