WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY SOPHIE DUPUIS

STARRING JOAKIM ROBILLARD, THÉODORE PELLERIN, JAMES HYNDMAN, GUILLAUME CYR, CATHERINE TRUDEAU, MICKAËL GOUIN, CHANTAL FONTAINE, BRUNO MARCIL, JEAN L’ITALIEN & LAUREN MARTLEY

2020 – 97 MIN

DISTRIBUTION – CANADA AXIA FILMS

SYNOPSIS
Maxime, a Val-d’Or native in his early twenties, works in an underground mine near his hometown. He’s on a 14 days on 14 days off schedule. He shares his life between his girlfriend with whom he’s patiently trying to father a child and his childhood friend Julien, now disabled following a car accident caused by Maxime a year before. Since then, guilt eats him slowly as he intends to redeem himself, only to find Mario, Julien’s father, on his path, slowing the process down. The father, who works at the mine with him, still holds a grudge for his role in the accident. One night, there is an explosion underground. Maxime heads underground that night with the firm intention to bring all his colleagues back alive. Through the daily life of these mine workers, Souterrain puts forward the contrast between the harshness of the setting of underground mines and the great humanity who work there.

SELECTIONS AND AWARDS

• FIFF Namur (2021)
  • Nomination Best picture
  • WINNER Best cinematography
  • Special jury mention for Théodore Pellerin
• Cinéfest Sudbury (2021) WINNER Outstanding French Language Feature Film
• Film by the Sea International Film Festival (2021) WINNER Best French speaking feature film
• Whistler Film Festival (2020) WINNER Best achievement in directing
• Canadian Screen Awards (2021)
  • Nomination Best lead actor Joakim Robillard
  • Nomination Best picture
  • Nomination Best original screenplay
  • Nomination Best directing
• Gala Québec Cinéma (2021)
  • WINNER Best supporting actor Théodore Pellerin
  • WINNER Best original screenplay
  • WINNER Best cinematography
  • WINNER Best sound design