Country: Canada
Director: Sophie Deraspe
Length: 109 mins
Synopsis: Antigone, is a 16-year-old girl who came to Canada from Algeria, as a child. While she excels at school, her two brothers have turned to crime. When one ends up in jail and is threatened with deportation, she comes up with a dangerous plan to have him released. “Antigone” is a modern adaptation of the Greek tragedy, in which a young woman with an indestructible love of family and justice takes on the authorities.