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The Dishwasher (film)

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The Dishwasher
FrenchLe Plongeur
Directed byFrancis Leclerc
Written byFrancis Leclerc
Éric K. Boulianne
Based onLe Plongeur by Stéphane Larue
Produced byMarie-Claude Poulin
StarringHenri Richer-Picard
Charles-Aubey Houde
CinematographySteve Asselin
Edited byIsabelle Malenfant
Production
company
Distributed byImmina Films
Release date
  • February 22, 2023 (2023-02-22) (RVQC)
Running time
127 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The Dishwasher (French: Le Plongeur) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Francis Leclerc and released in 2023.[1] An adaptation of the semi-autobiographical novel by Stéphane Larue, the film stars Henri Richer-Picard as Stéphane, who takes a menial job as a dishwasher in a restaurant after being left in deep debt by a gambling addiction.[2]

The film's cast also includes Charles-Aubey Houde, Joan Hart, Maxime de Cotret, Fayolle Jean Jr., Robin L'Houmeau, Marie-Ève Beauregard, Zachary Évrard, Gabrielle Côté, Jade Charbonneau, Guillaume Laurin, Anthony Therrien, Julien Leclerc, Stéphan Allard, Justin Leyrolles-Bouchard, Luka Limoges, Emmanuel Schwartz and Éric K. Boulianne.

It features a soundtrack of classic rock and heavy metal songs alongside pop and electronic songs contemporary to the film's early-2000s setting, including material by Iron Maiden, Anonymus, Rancid, Neil Young, Anthrax, Stefie Shock, Groovy Aardvark, Radiohead, Ben Harper, Dumas, Leftfield, Sugar Ray, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Metallica and Jean Leloup.[1]

The film premiered on February 22, 2023, at the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma,[3] before opening commercially on February 24.[4]

Awards

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Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Prix Iris December 10, 2023 Best Film Marie-Claude Poulin Nominated [5]
Best Director Francis Leclerc Nominated
Best Actor Henri Picard Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Maxime de Cotret Nominated
Charles-Aubey Houde Won [6]
Revelation of the Year Joan Hart Nominated [5]
Best Screenplay Éric K. Boulianne, Francis Leclerc Nominated
Best Art Direction Mathieu Lemay Nominated
Best Cinematography Steve Asselin Nominated
Best Editing Isabelle Malenfant Nominated
Best Sound Olivier Calvert, Luc Boudrias, Yann Cleary Nominated
Best Casting Brigitte Viau Nominated
Canadian Screen Awards 2024 Best Supporting Performance in a Drama Film Charles-Aubey Houde Nominated [7]
Best Adapted Screenplay Éric K. Boulianne, Francis Leclerc Nominated
Best Editing Isabelle Malenfant Nominated

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