[3] The film stars Julianne Côté as Nicole, a young woman who is becoming increasingly disillusioned with her quiet small-town life over the course of a summer.

[5] Released in the United States under the title Tu Dors Nicole,[6] the film garnered positive reviews in The New York Times[7] and other publications, for an average rating of 7.8/10 at Rotten Tomatoes.

[9] The film garnered six Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Lafleur), Best Actress (Côté), Best Supporting Actor (Marc-André Grondin), Best Supporting Actress (Catherine St-Laurent) and Best Original Screenplay (Lafleur).

[10] Tu Dors Nicole had nine Jutra Award nominations (the second-most of any film for 2014),[11] winning for Best Sound (Sylvain Bellemare, Pierre Bertrand, and Bernard Gariépy Strobl) and Best Original Music (Rémi Nadeau-Aubin and Christophe Lamarche-Ledoux [fr]).

[14] Kino Lorber has announced a Blu-ray and DVD of Tu Dors Nicole, to be released on 27 October 2015.