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Camion
Film poster
Directed byRafaël Ouellet
Written byRafaël Ouellet
Produced byStéphanie Morissette
StarringJulien Poulin
CinematographyGeneviève Perron
Release dates
  • 1 June 2012 (2012-06-01) (Karlovy)
  • 17 August 2012 (2012-08-17) (Canada)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Camion is a 2012 Canadian drama film directed by Rafaël Ouellet.[1][2] The film centres on a truck driver who is suffering from severe depression after a woman kills herself by crashing her car into his truck; although he was not at fault, the incident has left him suicidal, resulting in the mending of his strained relationships with his sons Sam (Patrice Dubois [fr]) and Alain (Stéphane Breton) after he reaches out to them for help.[3]

Cast

Release

The film was first released at the 47th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Crystal Globe, won the Award of the Ecumenical Jury and the Best Director Award for Ouellet.[4][5][6]

Awards

The film received eight Jutra Award nominations at the 15th Jutra Awards in 2013, winning two.

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Jutra Awards 17 March 2013 Best Film Marc Daigle Nominated [7]
Best Director Rafaël Ouellet Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
Best Actor Julien Poulin Won
Best Cinematography Geneviève Perron Nominated
Best Editing Rafaël Ouellet Nominated
Best Original Music Viviane Audet, Robin-Joël Cool, Éric West-Millette Won
Most Successful Film Outside Quebec Rafaël Ouellet Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Camion". TIFF. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Camion – Film de Rafaël Ouellet". Films Quebec. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  3. ^ Stephen Dalton (2 July 2012). "Camion: Karlovy Vary Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  4. ^ "History - 47th festival". kviff.com. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  5. ^ "History / 47th festival". kviff.com. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Montreal filmmaker Rafael Ouellet's Camion wins two prizes at the Karlovy Vary festival in the Czech Republic". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Spotlight shines on Quebec cinema at the Jutra awards". CBC News Montreal, 17 March 2013.