Black Forest (2018 film)

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Black Forest
Film poster
FrenchForêt Noire
Directed byPhilippe-David Gagné
Jean-Marc E. Roy
Written byPhilippe-David Gagné
Jean-Marc E. Roy
Daisy Sadler
Produced byPhilippe David Gagné
Julie Groleau
Thierry Lounas
Jean Marc E. Roy
StarringPascale Montpetit
Nadia Essadiqi
Charli Arcouette-Martineau
Jean-Carl Boucher
CinematographyOlivier Gossot
Edited byPhilippe-David Gagné
Jean-Marc E. Roy
Music byAmaury Chabauty
Production
companies
La Boîte de Pickup
Capricci Films
Canal+
Distributed bySpira
Release date
  • December 1, 2018 (2018-12-01)
Running time
20 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Black Forest (French: Forêt Noire) is a short drama film, directed by Philippe-David Gagné and Jean-Marc E. Roy and released in 2018.[1] It is a co-production of companies from Canada and France.

Plot[edit]

The film centres on three Canadian women travelling in the Jura department of France, who are accused of murder and are ordered by the judge to participate in a forensic reconstruction of the crime.[2]

Cast[edit]

The film's cast includes Charli Arcouette-Martineau, Bernard Belley, Jean-Carl Boucher, Érika Brisson, Paul-Henri Callens, Philippe Dillembourg, Nadia Essadiqi, Josée Gagnon, Luc Gauthier, Joanie Guérin, Fayolle Jean, Pascale Montpetit, Christian Ouellet, Guillaume Ouellet, Bruno Piccolo and Sasha Samar.

Production[edit]

Although set in France, the film was shot primarily in Saguenay, Quebec, most notably at the Père-Honorat mill in Laterrière.[3]

Awards[edit]

The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020.[4]

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