| Family Game | |
|---|---|
| French | Arsenault et fils |
| Directed by | Rafaël Ouellet |
| Written by | Rafaël Ouellet |
| Produced by | Charles-Stéphane Roy Stéphanie Morissette |
| Starring | Guillaume Cyr Pierre-Paul Alain Karine Vanasse Luc Picard |
| Cinematography | François Dutil |
| Edited by | Myriam Magassouba |
| Music by | Viviane Audet Robin-Joël Cool Alexis Martin |
| Production company | La maison de prod |
| Distributed by | Sphere Films |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Family Game (French: Arsenault et fils) is a Canadian crime drama film, directed by Rafaël Ouellet and released in 2022.
Set in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, the film centres on the Arsenaults, a family who have been involved in illegal poaching and reselling of wild meat out of the back of the family-owned garage. Older son Adam (Guillaume Cyr) wants to get out of the criminal enterprise and run the business honestly, but finds his plans complicated by the return of his more criminally inclined younger brother Anthony (Pierre-Paul Alain) and the arrival in the town of Émilie (Karine Vanasse), a radio host.
The film's cast also includes Luc Picard as Adam and Anthony's father André, Julien Poulin as their grandfather Armand, and Micheline Lanctôt as their grandmother Irène.
Production
Ouellet has described the film as an attempt to incorporate influences from The Godfather, GoodFellas and the films of James Gray into his own filmmaking style, which has traditionally been character drama driven by dialogue rather than plot. The film was shot in and around Ouellet's own hometown of Dégelis in 2021, and had its commercial theatrical premiere in June 2022.
Awards
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prix collégial du cinéma québécois | 2023 | Best Film | Rafaël Ouellet | Nominated | |
| Prix Iris | December 10, 2023 | Best Film | Stéphanie Morissette, Charles Stéphane Roy | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Rafaël Ouellet | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor | Guillaume Cyr | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay | Rafaël Ouellet | Nominated | |||
| Best Editing | Myriam Magassouba | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Music | Viviane Audet, Robin-Joël Cool, Alexis Martin | Nominated | |||
| Best Sound | Daniel Fontaine-Bégin, Luc Boudrias, Henry Godding Jr. | Nominated | |||
| Best Casting | Nathalie Boutrie | Nominated |
References
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Arsenault et fils – Film de Rafaël Ouellet". Films du Québec, June 13, 2022.
- Maxime Demers, "Arsenault & fils: retrouver ses racines". Le Journal de Montréal, June 18, 2022.
- François Lévesque, "«Arsenault et fils»: le «country noir» de Rafaël Ouellet". Le Devoir, June 10, 2022.
- "Le nouveau film de Rafaël Ouellet tourné en partie à Dégelis". Ici Radio-Canada Première, May 13, 2021.
- François Lévesque, "«Arsenault et fils»: la bête ténébreuse". Le Devoir, June 17, 2022.
- Jean-Louis Bordeleau, "Le Prix collégial du cinéma québécois s’élargit et dévoile ses finalistes". Le Devoir, January 19, 2023.
- "Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux PRIX IRIS 2023". CTVM, November 14, 2023.
External links
- Family Game at IMDb
- Arsenault & Sons (version in French with English subtitles) at Library and Archives Canada
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