title: Continental, a Film Without Guns
text: # Continental, a Film Without Guns
  
  Continental, a Film Without Guns (French: Continental, un film sans fusil) is a 2007 Canadian comedy-drama film directed and written by Stéphane Lafleur.
  
  ## Plot
  
  The lives of four people intertwine after the disappearance of a man who wanders into the forest. A Man wakes up on a bus. Everybody is gone. Night has fallen. He gets off the bus and finds himself at the edge of a forest. Sounds are coming from deep within the woods. The Man enters the forest and disappears into the night.
  
  ## Recognition
  
  * Won: 2007 Toronto International Film Festival: Best Canadian First Feature Film
  * Won: 2007 Whistler Film Festival: Borsos Competition Best Canadian Film
  * Official Selection: Venice Film Festival
     * Jutra Awards:
        * Best Motion Picture of the Year (Meilleur Film) - Luc Déry Kim McCraw
        * Best Achievement in Directing (Meilleure Réalisation) - Stéphane Lafleur
        * Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Meilleur Acteur de Soutien) - Réal Bossé
        * Best Screenplay (Meilleur Scénario) - Stéphane Lafleur
  * Nominee:
     * Genie Award for Best Motion Picture - Luc Déry Kim McCraw
     * Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design - André-Line Beauparlant
     * Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Gilbert Sicotte
     * Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Marie-Ginette Guay
     * Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Fanny Mallette
     * Jutra Awards:
        * Best Achievement in Cinematography (Meilleure Direction de la Photographie) - Sara Mishara
        * Best Achievement in Art Direction (Meilleure Direction Artistique) - André-Line Beauparlant
        * Best Achievement in Editing (Meilleure Montage) - Sophie Leblond
        * Best Achievement in Sound (Meilleur Son) - Pierre Bertrand, Sylvain Bellemare and Bernard Gariépy Strobl
  