Tommy, 10 years old, is well known by Social Services. He is considered a danger to society. Gilles, his guardian at this halfway house, sees potential for redemption in this kid driven by violence.
Acting
Robert Naylor's terrifying, vulnerable child performance — 10 years old, zero vanity.
Direction
Podz's unflinching handheld intimacy; you're trapped in that hallway too.
Writing
Dialogue so sparse every word lands like a punch.
Director
Podz
Claude Legault
Gilles Séguin
Robert Naylor
Tommy Leblanc
Eugénie Beaudry
Karine (éducatrice)
Blaise Tardif
Bédard (éducateur)
Martin Dubreuil
Luc Lebeau
Félixe Ross
Sonia Leblanc
Norman Helms
Josse (directeur du centre)
Maxime Desjardins-Tremblay
Kevin
Virginie Morin
Mélanie (éducatrice)
Monique Gosselin
Dr Michèle Bergeron
Richard Fréchette
Normand (pédophile)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Podz (Daniel Grou) spent months researching Quebec's youth protection system; the halfway house was a real location.
10½ helped spark national conversation about Canada's broken foster care system, though it remains criminally underseen outside Quebec.
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