L'Affaire Dumont
| L'Affaire Dumont | |
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| Directed by | Daniel Grou |
| Written by | Danielle Dansereau |
| Produced by | Nicole Robert |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Bernard Couture |
| Edited by | Valérie Héroux |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Alliance Vivafilm Seville Pictures |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $4.9 million |
L'Affaire Dumont is a Canadian drama film, released in 2012. Written by Danielle Dansereau based on a true story and directed by Daniel "Podz" Grou, the film stars Marc-André Grondin as Michel Dumont, a divorced young father of two who is accused of a sexual assault he did not commit.[1]
The film's cast also includes Geneviève Brouillette, Patrick Hivon, Marilyn Castonguay, Emmanuel Schwartz, Guy Thauvette and Cynthia Wu-Maheux.
Accolades
[edit]| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Screen Awards | March 3, 2013 | Best Motion Picture | Nicole Robert | Nominated | [2] |
| Best Actor | Marc-André Grondin | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress | Marilyn Castonguay | Nominated | |||
| Best Art Direction and Production Design | André Guimond | Nominated | |||
| Best Editing | Valérie Héroux | Nominated | |||
| Best Sound Editing | Pierre-Jules Audet, Michelle Cloutier, Thierry Bourgault D'Amico, Nathalie Fleurant, Cédrick Marin | Nominated | |||
| Best Makeup | Marlène Rouleau, André Duval | Nominated | |||
| Jutra Awards | March 17, 2013 | Best Director | Daniel Grou | Nominated | [3] |
| Best Actor | Marc-André Grondin | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress | Marilyn Castonguay | Nominated | |||
| Best Art Direction | André Guimond | Nominated | |||
| Best Costume Design | Monic Ferland | Nominated | |||
| Best Hairstyling | André Duval | Nominated | |||
| Best Makeup | Marlène Rouleau | Nominated | |||
| Best Sound | Pierre-Jules Audet, Luc Boudrias, Michel Lecoufle | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ Brendan Kelly, "'It's my version of a horror film'; L'Affaire Dumont tells the 'mind-boggling' but true story of a Montreal man wrongly convicted of rape". Montreal Gazette, September 10, 2012.
- ^ Linda Barnard, "New awards for Canadian TV, film: First show for Screen Awards airs live on CBC". Toronto Star, January 16, 2013.
- ^ Brendan Kelly, "Jutra nominations prove the crisis in Quebec film isn't one of creativity". Montreal Gazette, February 1, 2013.