Hochelaga is a French language Canadian crime drama written and directed by Michel Jetté.[1] Produced in the year 2000, it stars Dominic Darceuil as a young would-be criminal and his deepening involvement with an outlaw motorcycle club during the Quebec Biker war.

Hochelaga
Directed byMichel Jetté
Written byMichel Jetté
Produced byMichel Jetté
Louise Sabourin
StarringDominic Darceuil
David Boutin
Ronald Houle
Michel Charette
CinematographyLarry Lynn
Music byGilles Grégoire
Distributed byCinéma Libre
Release date
  • September 1, 2000 (2000-09-01)
Running time
130 min.
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench
Budget$1 million

Cast

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  • Dominic Darceuil ... Marc
  • David Boutin ... Finger
  • Ronald Houle ... Massif
  • Jean-Nicolas Verreault ... Eric 'Nose' Beaupré
  • Michel Charette ... Bof
  • Deano Clavet ... Tatou
  • Claudia Hurtubise ... Coco
  • Patrick Peuvion ... Frais-Chié
  • Paul Dion ... Popeye
  • Michèle Péloquin ... Mère de Marc
  • André Lacoste ... Stash
  • Michael D'Amico ... Motton
  • Catherine Trudeau ... Louise

Awards

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David Boutin won the Jutra Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 3rd Jutra Awards in 2001.[2] The film was also nominated for Best Film, Best Director (Jetté), Best Screenplay (Jetté), Best Sound (Dominique Delguste), Best Editing (Jetté, Louise Sabourin) and Best Original Music (Gilles Grégoire).[3]

References

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  1. ^ Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 100.
  2. ^ "Les Prix Jutras / The Jutra Awards". Northern Stars.
  3. ^ "Maelstrom hooks 8 more: Villeneuve's talking-fish flick leads pack of Quebec film award nominees". Montreal Gazette, January 24, 2001.
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