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Directed by | Yves Christian Fournier |
Written by | Jean-Hervé Désiré Yves Christian Fournier |
Produced by | Nicole Robert |
Starring | Salim Kechiouche Benz Antoine Julie Djiezion |
Cinematography | Jessica Lee Gagné |
Edited by | Mathieu Bouchard-Malo |
Music by | Patrick Lavoie |
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Distributed by | Les Films Séville |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
Noir is a 2015 Canadian drama film directed by Yves Christian Fournier. [1] [2]
An ensemble cast film set primarily in the impoverished Montreal North area, [3] the film focuses on a variety of interconnected storylines. [3] Characters include Dickens (Kémy St-Eloi) and Bobby (Clauter Alexandre), two Haitian Canadian brothers involved in the gang lifestyle; Kadhafi (Salim Kechiouche), an Algerian immigrant who works in a dry cleaning shop with Jean-Jacques (Benz Antoine) and dreams of becoming a hip hop star; and Suzie (Jade-Mariuka Robitaille), a stripper in a relationship with drug dealer Evans (Christopher Charles) while simultaneously connected in an ambiguous way to Phil (Patrick Hivon). [3]
Kechiouche garnered a Jutra Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 18th Jutra Awards. [4]