Bon Cop Bad Cop

Bon Cop Bad Cop (2006)

Shoot first translate later

When the body of the executive of hockey Benoit Brisset is found on the billboard of the border of Quebec and Ontario, the jurisdiction of the crime is shared between the two police forces and detectives David Bouchard from Montreal and Martin Ward from Toronto are assigned to work together. With totally different styles, attitudes and languages.

Date of release
2006-07-06
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (253)
Runtime
1h 56m
Genres
Action, Comedy, Crime
Director
Érik Canuel
Collection
Bon Cop Bad Cop Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Montreal and Ottawa
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion Picture

Bon Cop, Bad Cop is a 2006 Canadian black comedy-thriller buddy cop film about two police officers – one Ontarian and one Québécois – who reluctantly join forces to solve a murder. The dialogue is a mixture of English and French. The title is a translation word play on the phrase "good cop, bad cop".

Production

The movie was primarily filmed in Montreal, Ottawa, and, Vancouver. It is the 4th feature film by Quebecois director Érik Canuel.

Bon Cop, Bad Cop claimed to be Canada's first bilingual feature film, although that accomplishment in fact belongs to Amanita Pestilens (1963). Since the film revolves around the concept of mixed cultures and languages, most scenes include a mixture of French and English dialogue, with characters switching language rapidly.

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