Draft:West of Pluto

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West of Pluto
FrenchÀ l'ouest de Pluton
Directed byHenry Bernadet
Myriam Verreault
Written byHenry Bernadet
Myriam Verreault
Produced byVirginie Barret
Henry Bernadet
Myriam Verreault
Music byJosué Beaucage
Mathieu Campagna
Louis Dugal
Philip Larouche
Production
company
Vostok Films
Distributed byGKIDS
Release date
October 24, 2008
Running time
95 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench
Budget$10,000

West of Pluto is a Canadian film directed by Henry Bernadet and Myriam Verreault released on October 24, 2008. The film shows the daily life of young Quebec suburbanites aged 15-16.

Synopsis[edit]

The film presents a full day in the life of Quebec teenagers. From waking up through school to an open house , the film puts the viewer in the shoes of the different characters by presenting a selection of typical scenes from teenage life in Quebec. We see teenagers making oral presentations in class, smoking drugs, discussing existential issues, trying to get out of beer before the legal age, criticizing social uniformity, partying, making love, etc..[1]

Cast[edit]

  • Alexis Drolet: Jérôme
  • David Bouchard: Pierre-Olivier
  • Anne-Sophie Tremblay Lamontagne: Kim
  • Yoann Linteau: Benoit “Paluche”
  • Sandra Jacques: Émilie Bégin
  • Micaël Minguy-Bédard: Nicolas
  • Yann Bernard: Kevin
  • Marc-Alexandre Paradis: Steve Labbé
  • Denis Marchand: Gaetan
  • Thomas Gionet-Lavigne: Emilie's brother
  • Caroline Beauséjour: Isa
  • Frédérique Boivin-Lafrance: Nath
  • Cynthia Paquet: Véro
  • Marie-Pier B. Touzin: Jenn
  • Lise Castonguay: mother of Benoît
  • Sylvain Brosseau: Mario the Pusher
  • Virginie Leblanc: Magalie
  • Marie Frédérique Auger: waitress at Chez Gilles Patate
  • Mélanie Bouchard-Rochette: Jerome's sister
  • Odette Lampron: mother of Emilie Bégin
  • Mario Gagnon: Emilie Bégin's father
  • Réal Rochette: Jérôme's father
  • Lina Bouchard: Jerome's mother
  • Alexandro Rizzo: friend of Paluche
  • Roger Miville-Deschesnes: convenience store customer
  • Martin Roy: convenience store clerk
  • Marie-Sophie Vaillancourt: mother of Pierre-Olivier
  • Victor Doyon-Allard: little boy with styrofoam
  • Mia Piché: little girl with a carriage
  • Mathieu St-Pierre: boy on the couch
  • Luc Archambault: doctor

Release[edit]

The film was licensed for a potential general release by GKIDS, but plans for both were dropped by late 2011 in favor of a focus on animation.[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "À l'ouest de Pluton | IFFR". iffr.com. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  2. ^ "West of Pluto - About". Facebook. Archived from the original on May 13, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  3. ^ "GKIDS Films". GKIDS. Archived from the original on October 11, 2009.

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