Rodeo (French: Rodéo) is a 2022 Canadian drama film, directed and co-written by Joëlle Desjardins Paquette.[1] The film stars Maxime Le Flaguais as Serge, a truck driver who takes his young daughter Lily (Lilou Roy-Lanouette) on a cross-Canada road trip to attend a truck rodeo in Alberta, against the context of a dispute with his ex-wife (Whitney Lafleur) over custody of her.[2]
| Rodeo | |
|---|---|
| French | Rodéo |
| Directed by | Joëlle Desjardins Paquette |
| Written by | Joëlle Desjardins Paquette Sarah Lévesque |
| Produced by | Sarah Mannering Fanny Drew |
| Starring | Maxime Le Flaguais Lilou Roy-Lanouette |
Production company | Colonelle Films |
| Distributed by | Entract Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The film went into production in August 2021.[2] Although not directly based on their real lives, the film was inspired in part by Desjardins Paquette's father, a professional truck mechanic with Kenworth's operations in Montreal.[3]
The film premiered on November 8, 2022 at the Cinemania film festival.[4] It later screened in the Borsos Competition at the 2022 Whistler Film Festival.[5] Commercial release is slated for early 2023.
Awards edit
At Whistler, Desjardins Paquette won the award for Best Director of a Borsos Competition Film and Roy-Lanouette received an honourable mention for Best Performance in a Borsos Competition Film.[6] It was also named the winner of the EDA Award for Best Female-Directed Feature Film by the Alliance of Women Film Journalists.[7]
The film received two nominations at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023, for Best Lead Performance in a Film (Le Flaguais) and the John Dunning Best First Feature Award.[8] It was a Prix Iris nominee for Best First Film at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards.[9]
References edit
- ^ Pierre-Marc Durivage, "Premier coup d’œil au film Rodéo". La Presse, October 5, 2022.
- ^ a b André Duchesne, "Maxime Le Flaguais en camionneur dans le film Rodéo". La Presse, July 30, 2021.
- ^ Steve Bouchard, "RODÉO: un film-cadeau de Joëlle Desjardins Paquette à son père Daniel". Transport Routier, December 7, 2021.
- ^ T'Cha Dunlevy, "Montreal's Cinemania festival uses 'French-speaking culture as a bridge'". Montreal Gazette, October 28, 2022.
- ^ Alyssa Noel, "Whistler Film Festival announces film lineup". Pique Newsmagazine, November 2, 2022.
- ^ Pat Mullen, "River, Coyote Top Whistler Film Festival Awards Winners". Point of View, December 4, 2022.
- ^ Dana Gee, "Rodéo wins the EDA Award for Best Female-Directed Feature at Whistler Film Festival". North Bay Nugget, December 14, 2022.
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Écrans canadiens – Viking,13 nominations". Films du Québec, February 22, 2023.
- ^ Maxime Demers, "Gala Québec Cinéma: le film «Viking» en tête des nominations". Le Journal de Montréal, November 14, 2023.
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