Shambles (French: Maudite poutine) is a Canadian drama film from Quebec. Directed by Karl Lemieux, the film premiered at the 2016 Venice Film Festival[1] before going into theatrical release in Canada in 2017.[2]
| Shambles | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| French | Maudite poutine |
| Directed by | Karl Lemieux |
| Written by | Karl Lemieux Marie-Douce St-Jacques |
| Produced by | Sylvain Corbeil Nancy Grant |
| Starring | Jean-Simon Leduc Martin Dubreuil François Aubin |
| Cinematography | Mathieu Laverdière |
| Edited by | Marc Boucrot |
Production company | Metafilms |
Release date | September 5, 2016 |
Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The film stars Jean-Simon Leduc as Vincent, a punk rock musician, who while on the run from the mob after stealing $10,000 worth of marijuana, reconnects with his estranged brother (Martin Dubreuil) whose life is also in a downward spiral.[3] The film's original title is a standard Quebec French idiom which literally translates as "damned mess" or "shambles", and is not a reference to poutine in the culinary sense.[3]
The film garnered four Prix Iris nominations at the 19th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2017.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Après 7 ans de travail, Maudite poutine présenté à Venise" (in French). Ici Radio-Canada. September 5, 2016.
- ^ "Maudite poutine: le son "dans le piton"". La Presse (in French). January 27, 2017.
- ^ a b "Review: Plot is just gravy in Karl Lemieux's evocative Maudite poutine". Montreal Gazette. January 26, 2017.
- ^ "Prix Iris : Annonce des finaliste et autres surprises". Atuvu (in French). April 5, 2017.
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