Father and Guns
| Father and Guns | |
|---|---|
| De père en flic | |
| Directed by | Émile Gaudreault |
| Written by | Émile Gaudreault |
| Produced by | Daniel Louis Denise Robert |
| Starring | Michel Côté Louis-José Houde Rémy Girard Caroline Dhavernas Robin Aubert Patrick Drolet |
| Music by | FM Le Sieur |
| Distributed by | Alliance Vivafilm |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Languages | French and English |
| Budget | CAD $6 million |
Father and Guns (French: De père en flic) is a Canadian comedy film originating from Quebec that was released in 2009. Directed by Émile Gaudreault, the film stars Michel Côté and Louis-José Houde as Jacques and Marc Laroche, feuding father and son police officers who are forced to re-evaluate their relationship when they are paired up on an undercover assignment in a father-son adventure therapy camp.
The film's cast also includes Caroline Dhavernas, Rémy Girard, Robin Aubert, and Patrick Drolet.
The film took in over $11 million at the box office, becoming the highest-grossing French-language film in Canadian history.[1] A sequel film, Father and Guns 2 (De père en flic 2), was released in 2017.[2]
Awards[]
The film was named the winner of the Golden Reel Award, for highest-grossing Canadian film of the year, at the 30th Genie Awards. Girard and Drolet also garnered Best Supporting Actor nominations, and Gaudreault and were nominated for Best Original Screenplay.
References[]
- ^ "Quebec's box-office champ: Émile Gaudreault" Archived 2009-12-29 at the Wayback Machine. Xtra!, November 27, 2009.
- ^ "De père en flic 2: Michel Côté, Louis-José Houde have a family reunion". Montreal Gazette, July 13, 2017.
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