Father and Guns
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Directed by | Émile Gaudreault |
Written by | Émile Gaudreault Ian Lauzon |
Produced by | Daniel Louis Denise Robert |
Starring | Michel Côté Louis-José Houde Rémy Girard Caroline Dhavernas Robin Aubert Patrick Drolet |
Music by | FM Le Sieur |
Distributed by | Alliance Vivafilm |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Languages | French and English |
Budget | CAD $6 million |
Father and Guns (Template:Lang-fr) is a Canadian comedy film originating from Quebec that was released in 2009. Directed by Émile Gaudreault, the film stars Michel Côté and Louis-José Houde as Jacques and Marc Laroche, feuding father and son police officers who are forced to reevaluate their relationship when they're paired up on an undercover assignment in a father-son adventure therapy camp.
The film's cast also includes Caroline Dhavernas, Rémy Girard, Robin Aubert, Louis-José Houde and Patrick Drolet.
The film took in over $11 million at the box office, becoming the highest-grossing French language film in Canadian history.[1]
Awards
The film was named the winner of the Golden Reel Award, for highest-grossing Canadian film of the year, at the 30th Genie Awards. Girard and Drolet also garnered Best Supporting Actor nominations, and Gaudreault and Ian Lauzon were nominated for Best Original Screenplay.
References
- ^ "Quebec's box-office champ: Émile Gaudreault". Xtra!, November 27, 2009.