Our Loved Ones

Our Loved Ones (2015)

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1978. In a small village in Bas-St-Laurent, Guy’s tragic death is a shock for the Leblanc family. For many years, the real cause of his death is kept hidden from some members of the family, including his son David. The latter in turn starts his own family with his wife Marie. He lovingly raises his children Laurence and Frédéric, but deep within him harbours a persistent melancholy.

Date of release
2015-08-12
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (9)
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Drama
Director
Anne Émond

Casting

Interesting facts

Our Loved Ones is a 2015 Canadian drama film, directed by Anne Émond and starring Maxim Gaudette and Karelle Tremblay. The story centres on a family whose patriarch committed suicide in 1978, and explores the continuing emotional impact of his death on his now-adult son David (Gaudette) and David's daughter Laurence (Tremblay).

Production

Director Anne Émond wrote the screenplay, saying she was readying herself to tell the story for 15 years and that it had parallels to hers. Her screenplay starts with a suicide set in 1978. She explained, "It’s not entirely autobiographical. There’s an enormous amount of fiction in the film. But I think if I chose to write a film that talks about suicide in this fashion, it’s tied to an experience that’s personal."

Émond was aware of actor Maxim Gaudette, but did not consider him for the main role until he auditioned. Gaudette viewed it as a chance to play a role different from his characters in Incendies and Polytechnique.

The film was shot in August and September 2014 in Montreal and Notre-Dame-du-Portage. A few scenes were shot in autumn 2014 in Barcelona, Spain. It was also shot in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region.

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