Bad Seeds (film)
Bad Seeds | |
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Les Mauvaises herbes | |
Directed by | Louis Bélanger |
Starring |
Alexis Martin Luc Picard Gilles Renaud Emmanuelle Lussier-Martinez |
Music by | Guy Bélanger |
Cinematography | Pierre Mignot |
Edited by | Claude Palardy |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
Bad Seeds (French: Les Mauvaises herbes) is a Canadian comedy film, directed by Louis Bélanger and released in 2016.[1]
The film stars Alexis Martin as Jacques, a struggling actor from Montreal who is forced to flee the city because of his unpaid gambling debts to a loan shark (Luc Picard), and ends up a partner with Simon (Gilles Renaud) and Francesca (Emmanuelle Lussier-Martinez) in a marijuana farm.[2]
The film's cast also includes Myriam Côté, Patrick Hivon, Stéphane Jacques, Yves Bélanger, Bénédicte Décary, François Papineau, Sylvio Archambault and Gary Boudreault.
Accolades
The film garnered four nominations at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, including Best Motion Picture.[3]
Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
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Canadian Screen Awards | 12 March 2017 | Best Motion Picture | Luc Vandal and Lorraine Dufour | Nominated | [4] |
Best Editing | Claude Palardy | Nominated | |||
Best Art Direction / Production Design | André-Line Beauparlant | Nominated | |||
Best Overall Sound | Marcel Chouinard, Philippe Lavigne, Stéphane Bergeron, Shaun-Nicholas Gallagher and Louis Collin | Nominated | |||
Prix Iris | 4 June 2017 | Best Film | Luc Vandal and Lorraine Dufour | Nominated | [5][6] |
Best Director | Louis Bélanger | Nominated | |||
Best Script | Louis Bélanger and Alexis Martin | Won | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Emmanuelle Lussier-Martinez | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Luc Picard | Won | |||
Best Casting | Emanuelle Beaugrand-Champagne and Nathalie Boutrie | Nominated | |||
Best Music | Guy Bélanger | Nominated | |||
Best Costumes | Sophie Lefebvre | Nominated | |||
Public Prix | Louis Bélanger | Nominated | |||
References
- ↑ "Mauvaises herbes, Les – Film de Louis Bélanger". Films du Québec. January 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Les mauvaises herbes: c'en est du bon!". La Presse. March 11, 2016.
- ↑ "Xavier Dolan's latest film leads the pack for this year's Canadian Screen Award nominees". National Post. 17 January 2017.
- ↑ Furdyk, Brent (17 January 2017). "2017 Canadian Screen Awards nominees revealed". Global News. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ↑ Boutros, Magdaline (5 April 2017). "Gala Québec cinéma: Juste la fin du monde et Two Lovers and a Bear en tête". La Presse. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ↑ "Gala Québec Cinéma: suivez notre couverture en direct". The Huffington Post. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
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