Dusk for a Hitman
| Dusk for a Hitman | |
|---|---|
| French | Crépuscule pour un tueur |
| Directed by | Raymond St-Jean |
| Written by | Martin Girard Raymond St-Jean |
| Produced by | Paul Cadieux Louis Laverdière Michel Ouellette |
| Starring | Éric Bruneau Benoît Gouin Sylvain Marcel Rose-Marie Perreault |
| Cinematography | Jean-François Lord |
| Edited by | Philippe Ralet |
| Music by | Gaëtan Gravel |
Production company | Les Productions Megafun |
| Distributed by | Filmoption International |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Dusk for a Hitman (French: Crépuscule pour un tueur) is a Canadian crime drama film, directed by Raymond St-Jean and released in 2023.[1] The film stars Éric Bruneau as Donald Lavoie, a hitman for the Dubois brothers crime gang, as he begins to come under pressure from detective Patrick Burns (Sylvain Marcel) to testify against his bosses in a police investigation, while simultaneously being asked to prove his loyalty to his boss Claude Dubois (Benoît Gouin) following a botched double murder.[2]
The cast also includes Rose-Marie Perreault as Francine Lavoie, as well as Alexandra Petrachuk, Paul Zinno, Judith Baribeau, Gabrielle Anne Desy, Charles-Aubey Houde, Joakim Robillard, Benoît Brière, Charlotte Poitras, Alexandre Castonguay, Sylvain Massé, Jean Petitclerc, and Melissa Plante in supporting roles.
The film premiered on February 28, 2023, at the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma,[3] in advance of its commercial release on March 10.[2]
Dusk for a Hitman was released in the United States on April 19th 2024 to positive reviews, getting a 90% average score on Rotten Tomatoes.
References
[edit]- ^ "Crépuscule pour un tueur : Éric Bruneau dans la peau du tueur à gages Donald Lavoie". Ici Radio-Canada, December 21, 2022.
- ^ a b "« Crépuscule pour un tueur » avec Éric Bruneau, un film de Raymond St-Jean, en salle le 10 mars 2023". CTVM, February 20, 2023.
- ^ Maxime Demers, "Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma: 5 films à voir". Le Journal de Montréal, February 19, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Dusk for a Hitman at IMDb
- Dusk for a Hitman reviews on Rotten Tomatoes
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