Chien de garde

Chien de garde (2018)

JP lives with his brother Vincent, his mother Joe and his girlfriend Mel in a small appartement of Verdun. Constantly walking a tightrope, JP tries to maintain a proper balance between the numerous needs of his family of which he feels responsible for, the collecting job he is doing with his brother and his involvements in his uncle’s drug cartel who he sees as a father figure.

Erscheinungsdatum
2018-03-09
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (19)
Laufzeit
1 Std. 27 Min.
Genres
Drama
Regie
Sophie Dupuis

Besetzung

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Family First is a 2018 Canadian crime film, written and directed by Sophie Dupuis. The film premiered at the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois. It is about a family in Verdun, Montreal, Quebec, including the protagonist JP, whose uncle Dany leads a drug cartel. It was nominated for four Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Motion Picture, winning Best Actor for Théodore Pellerin.

Production

Family First was Dupuis' first feature film, with a total budget of $1.5 million. She received a $500,000 grant from the Cultural Enterprise Development Corporation for production. After a location scout in Montreal, Dupuis stated: "I chose Verdun because I didn't want to go over territory that was already so well-worn. I discovered Verdun when we were scouting.

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