Small Blind (French: La mise à l'aveugle) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Simon Galiero and released in 2012.[1] The film stars Micheline Bernard as Denise, a woman rebuilding her life after being divorced by her husband Michel (Julien Poulin) and pushed out of her job with the family company by her son Alex (Pierre-Luc Brillant). Moving into a new apartment, she is initiated into the world of poker by her new neighbours Éric (Marc Fournier), Paul (Louis Sincennes) and Julie (Christine Beaulieu).[2]

Small Blind
Film poster
FrenchLa mise à l'aveugle
Directed bySimon Galiero
Written bySimon Galiero
Produced bySimon Galiero
StarringMicheline Bernard
Julien Poulin
Pierre-Luc Brillant
CinematographyNicolas Canniccioni
Edited bySimon Galiero
Music byDomenico Scarlatti
Production
company
Les Films de l'Autre
Release date
  • October 10, 2012 (2012-10-10) (FNC)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The film premiered at the Festival du nouveau cinéma in October 2012,[3] before opening commercially in December.

Bernard received a Prix Jutra nomination for Best Actress at the 15th Jutra Awards in 2013.[4]

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