Miraculum

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Miraculum
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Directed by Daniel Grou
Screenplay by Gabriel Sabourin
Produced by Pierre Even
Marie-Claude Poulin
Starring
Cinematography Claudine Sauvé
Edited byValérie Héroux
Music byLuc Boudrias
Production
company
Item 7
Distributed byLes Films Séville
Release date
  • February 28, 2014 (2014-02-28)(RVCQ)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Miraculum is a Canadian drama film, directed by Daniel Grou and released on February 28, 2014. [1]

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Synopsis

The film follows the development of different stories at the same time. Simon (played by Gabriel Sabourin) finally returns to his home country after spending years abroad. He does so illegally entering with drugs, that he believes will help him fix a mistake he committed a while ago. Raymond (played by Julien Poulin) plans a trip with his mistress, she however refuses to leave her husband. Martin (played by Robin Aubert) lies to his wife (played by Anne Dorval) on the eve of their trip and goes spend the night in a casino. Lastly, it depict the soul tearing dilemma Étienne (Xavier Dolan) faces as a Jéhovah's witness living with leukemia. His fiancée, who also shares his faith, deals with a similar situation went she needs to attend to a plane crash survivor. [2] [3]

Cast

Accolades

The film received two Jutra Award nominations at the 17th Jutra Awards in 2015, for Best Supporting Actor (Aubert) and Best Hair (Ann-Louise Landry). [4]

It was shortlisted for the Prix collégial du cinéma québécois in 2015. [5]

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References

  1. "Miraculum: le miracle de la vie". Le Soleil (in Canadian French). 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
  2. Kelly, Brendan. "Review: Miraculum". Montreal Gazette . Retrieved 2018-10-30.
  3. "Miraculum: le miracle de la vie". Le Soleil (in Canadian French). 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
  4. Jessica Émond-Ferrat, "Xavier Dolan domine les nominations aux Jutra". Métro , January 26, 2015.
  5. "Tu dors Nicole remporte le Prix collégial du cinéma québécois". TVA Nouvelles, March 14, 2015.