Familia (2005)
Every family has its secrets
When gambling addict Michele moves in with her childhood friend Janine, their teenaged daughter’s burgeoning friendship produces both humorous and heartbreaking results.
- Date of release
- 2005-09-15
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (11)
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Louise Archambault
Casting
- Sylvie Moreau
- Macha Grenon
- Juliette Gosselin
- Mylène St-Sauveur
- Micheline Lanctôt — Madeleine
- Patricia Nolin — Estelle
- Paul Savoie — Lucien
- Vincent Graton — Charles
- Emily Holmes — Kate
- Xavier Morin-Lefort — Olivier
- Jacques L'Heureux — François
- Norman Helms — Francis
Interesting facts
Familia is a 2005 Canadian drama film written and directed by Louise Archambault. Starring Sylvie Moreau and Macha Grenon, the film centres on two longtime friends whose families become entangled. It debuted in competition at the 2005 Locarno International Film Festival and shared the Best Canadian First Feature Film award at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival.
Production
The film was produced by micro_scope, with participation from Telefilm Canada, SODEC, the Harold Greenberg Fund, Radio-Canada and Super Écran. It was written and directed by Louise Archambault. The film had a budget of C$1.9 million.
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