WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY SOPHIE DUPUIS

STARRING JEAN-SIMON LEDUC, THÉODORE PELLERIN, CLAUDEL LABERGE, MAUDE GUÉRIN & PAUL AHMARANI.

2018 – 87 MIN.

DISTRIBUTION CANADA – AXIA FILMS

SYNOPSIS
JP lives with his brother Vincent, his mother Joe and his girlfriend Mel in a small appartement of Verdun. Constantly walking a tightrope, JP tries to maintain a proper balance between the numerous needs of his family of which he feels responsible for, the collecting job he is doing with his brother and his involvements in his uncle’s drug cartel who he sees as a father figure.

FESTIVAL AND AWARDS

• Canada’s representing feature film at Oscars 2019
• Whistler Film Festival (2018) – AWARD Best Female-Directed Narrative Feature
• Canadian Screen Awards (2019)
  • AWARD Best Actor for Théodore Pellerin
  • Best Picture
  • Best Directing
  • Best Feature Film
• Festival International de Film St-Jean-de-Luz (2018)
  • AWARD Best blocking
  • AWARD Best male performance for Théodore Pellerin
• Gala Québec Cinéma (2018)
  • AWARD Best actress for Maude Guérin
  • AWARD Revelation of the year for Théodore Pellerin
  • AWARD Best editing
  • Best Picture
  • Best male performance for Jean-Simon Leduc
  • Best directing
  • Best original screenplay
  • Best original music