Where Atilla Passes


Where Atilla Passes is a Canadian drama film, directed by Onur Karaman and released in 2015.
The film stars Émile [Schneider (actor)|Émile Schneider] as Atilla, the Turkish-born adopted son of Québécois couple Michel and Julie. Suffering from social anxiety and haunted by a vague inchoate memory of the family tragedy that led to his adoption, he is slowly drawn out of his shell by his interactions with Ahmet, his new Turkish immigrant coworker, and Asya, a young woman with whom he begins a new romantic relationship.
The film premiered in November 2015 at the Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, before going into general theatrical release in early 2016.

Accolades

At the 19th [Quebec Cinema Awards] in 2017, Schneider received a nomination for Best Actor.