Fear of Water (French: La Peur de l'eau) is a Canadian thriller drama film, directed by Gabriel Pelletier and released in 2011.[1] The film stars Pierre-François Legendre as André Surprenant, a police officer in the Magdalen Islands who is investigating the rape and murder of the mayor's daughter Rosalie (Stéphanie Lapointe).[2]
| Fear of Water | |
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 Film poster | |
| French | La Peur de l'eau |
| Directed by | Gabriel Pelletier |
| Written by | Gabriel Pelletier Marcel Beaulieu |
| Produced by | Nicole Robert |
| Starring | Pierre-François Legendre Brigitte Pogonat Normand D'Amour Pascale Bussières Stéphanie Lapointe |
| Cinematography | Nicolas Bolduc |
| Edited by | Glenn Berman |
| Music by | Laurent Eyquem |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Remstar |
Release date |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The film's cast also includes Brigitte Pogonat, Sandrine Bisson, Isabelle Cyr, Paul Doucet, Normand D'Amour, Pierre-Luc Brillant, Germain Houde and Pascale Bussières.
The film was inspired by, but not a direct adaptation of, Jean Lemieux's crime novel On finit toujours par payer.[2]
The film had its theatrical premiere in November 2011,[1] before going into commercial release in January 2012.[3]
Awards edit
The film received two Jutra Award nominations at the 14th Jutra Awards in 2012, for Best Supporting Actress (Bisson) and Best Sound (Mario Auclair, Pierre-Jules Audet and Luc Boudrias).[4] It won the award for Best Film at the Festival international du film policier de Liège in 2012.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b Charles-Henri Ramond, "Peur de l’eau, La – Film de Gabriel Pelletier". Films du Québec, January 7, 2012.
- ^ a b André Duchesne, "La peur de l'eau, film d'horreur?". La Presse, October 4, 2012.
- ^ Guillaume Fournier, "La peur de l’eau : L’île noire". Voir, January 19, 2012.
- ^ "Prix Jutra: Monsieur Lazhar en tête avec 9 nominations". Voir, January 31, 2012.
- ^ "La peur de l'eau triomphe au Festival international du film policier de Liège". Ici Radio-Canada, April 26, 2012.
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