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Daddy Goes Ptarmigan Hunting

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Daddy Goes Ptarmigan Hunting
Papa à la chasse aux lagopèdes
Directed byRobert Morin
Written byRobert Morin
Produced byAndré-Line Beauparlant
Stéphanie Morissette
StarringFrançois Papineau
CinematographyRobert Morin
Edited byMichel Giroux
Production
company
Coop Vidéo de Montréal
Release date
  • November 21, 2008 (2008-11-21)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Daddy Goes Ptarmigan Hunting (French: Papa à la chasse aux lagopèdes) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Robert Morin and released in 2008.[1] The films stars François Papineau as Vincent Lemieux, a wealthy financier on the run after facing fraud charges, who is driving through remote northern Quebec and recording a video message for his daughters.[2]

The film was shot in the Baie-James region of Quebec over 10 days.[3] The lead character was based on Vincent Lacroix, the Montreal financier implicated in the Norbourg scandal of 2005.[3]

Morin received two Prix Jutra nominations, for Best Director and Best Cinematography, at the 11th Jutra Awards in 2009.[4]

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