- Father and Guns
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De père en flic Directed by Émile Gaudreault Produced by Daniel Louis
Denise RobertWritten by Émile Gaudreault
Ian LauzonStarring Michel Côté
Louis-José Houde
Rémy Girard
Caroline Dhavernas
Robin Aubert
Patrick DroletMusic by FM Le Sieur Distributed by Alliance Vivafilm Release date(s) July 8, 2009 Running time 107 minutes Country Canada Language French Budget CAD $6 million Father and Guns (French: De père en flic) is a Canadian comedy film, 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 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.
External links
Categories:- 2009 films
- Canadian films
- French-language films
- Canadian comedy films
- Quebec films
- Canadian film stubs
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