Noir (film)

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Noir
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Directed by Yves Christian Fournier
Written byJean-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 byPatrick Lavoie
Production
company
Distributed by Les Films Séville
Release date
  • April 10, 2015 (2015-04-10)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

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]

References

  1. "Noir (Nwa) – Film d’Yves Christian Fournier". Films du Québec, March 31, 2015.
  2. "Yves Christian Fournier: «Le Québec est inconsciemment raciste»". Huffington Post Québec , April 2, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "Noir takes a grim view of gang life; Mean streets of Montreal North front and centre". Montreal Gazette , April 10, 2015.
  4. "Jutra : 10 nominations pour Corbo et La passion d'Augustine". Ici Radio-Canada Nouvelles, January 25, 2016.