canadiary Winnipeg

Diary of Events and Happenings in Winnipeg, Manitoba.


Bashir Lazhar

Bashir Lazhar is a story concerned with the language of loss, the process of grieving and the things that compel us forward when our world is no longer recognizable. It is a celebration of survival through love. In 2011 the play was adapted as a film entitled Monsieur Lazhar. It won the City of Toronto Award for Best Canadian Film, was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Film a won a Genie for Best Canadian Motion Picture. div. Event Details. Location: 211 Bannatyne Avenue