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2020 Canadian film
Underground
Film poster
FrenchSouterrain
Directed bySophie Dupuis
Written bySophie Dupuis
Produced byÉtienne Hansez
StarringJoakim Robillard
Théodore Pellerin
James Hyndman
CinematographyMathieu Laverdière
Edited byMichel Grou
Music byGaëtan Gravel
Patrice Dubuc
Production
company		Bravo Charlie
Distributed byAxia Films
Release date
  • December 5, 2020 (2020-12-05) (Whistler Film Festival)
Running time97 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Underground (French: Souterrain) is a 2020 Canadian drama film, written and directed by Sophie Dupuis. Produced by the Montreal based company Bravo Charlie, the film stars Joakim Robillard as Maxime, a troubled miner in Val-d’Or, Quebec, who must attempt to rescue his coworkers when an explosion happens inside the mine.

The cast also includes Théodore Pellerin as Julien, his friend and former coworker who has suffered from aphasia since being injured in a car accident for which Maxime was responsible, as well as James Hyndman, Guillaume Cyr, Catherine Trudeau, Mickaël Gouin, Chantal Fontaine, Bruno Marcil and Jean L'Italien.

The film entered production in 2019, and was scheduled to premiere at the Festival du nouveau cinéma on October 7, 2020. The event was cancelled due to severe weather. It subsequently had its world premiere screening at the 2020 Whistler Film Festival, where Dupuis won the Borsos Competition award for Best Director of a Canadian Film.

The film was set to be theatrically released in the province of Quebec on April 30, 2021, but due to continued restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada its release was delayed, and the film finally opened commercially on June 4.

Underground was the opening film of the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma film festival on April 28, 2021.

Synopsis

Maxime, a young miner from Val-d'Or, faces events that challenge his definition of masculinity. Thanks to the brotherhood he can count on in his working environment, Maxime sets out on his long journey on the road to redemption. But when an explosion erupts underground, the young man, newly graduated in mine rescue, plunges into the mine lair with the firm intention of bringing each of his colleagues back alive.

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Borsos Competition 2020 Best Director of a Canadian Film Sophie Dupuis Won
Canadian Screen Awards May 20, 2021 Best Motion Picture Étienne Hansez Nominated
Best Director Sophie Dupuis Nominated
Best Actor Joakim Robillard Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Sophie Dupuis Nominated
Prix Iris June 6, 2021 Best Film Étienne Hansez Nominated
Best Director Sophie Dupuis Nominated
Best Supporting Actor James Hyndman Nominated
Théodore Pellerin Won
Revelation of the Year Joakim Robillard Nominated
Best Screenplay Sophie Dupuis Won
Best Costume Design Caroline Bodson Nominated
Best Cinematography Mathieu Laverdière Won
Best Editing Michel Grou Nominated
Best Original Music Patrice Dubuc, Gaëtan Gravel Nominated
Best Sound Luc Boudrias, Frédéric Cloutier, Patrice LeBlanc Won
Best Makeup Audray Adam, Sandra Ruel Nominated
Best Casting Marjolaine Lachance Nominated
Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival 2021 Outstanding French-Language Feature Film Sophie Dupuis Won
Prix collégial du cinéma québécois 2022 Best Film Underground Won

References

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  5. André Duchesne (October 7, 2020). "Festival du nouveau cinéma | Annulation de la projection de Souterrain au ciné-parc FNC x YUL". La Presse (in French).
  6. "Whistler Film Festival to open with 'Sugar Daddy,' 'In Her City'". CityNews, November 5, 2020.
  7. ^ Lauren Malyk, "Little Orphans wins Best Canadian Feature at WFF". Playback, December 21, 2020.
  8. "Le film Souterrain ouvrira les Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma". Ici Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). February 23, 2021.
  9. Marc-André Lussier (April 14, 2021). "Souterrain, nouvelle victime de la troisième vague". La Presse (in French).
  10. Alex Rose, "Sophie Dupuis’s mining drama Souterrain finally sees the light of day". Cult MTL, June 3, 2021.
  11. Chabot, Simon (February 23, 2021). "Souterrain ouvrira les Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma". La Presse (in French).
  12. Brent Furdyk (March 30, 2021). "Canadian Screen Awards Announces 2021 Film Nominations". ET Canada. Archived from the original on March 30, 2021.
  13. Charles-Henri Ramond, "La déesse des mouches à feu en tête des nominations". Films du Québec, April 26, 2021.
  14. "La déesse des mouches à feu triomphe au Gala Québec Cinéma" (in French). Radio-Canada. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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  16. "Souterrain remporte le Prix collégial du cinéma québécois". Ici Radio-Canada, April 4, 2022.

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Films directed by Sophie Dupuis
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