The Four Soldiers

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The Four Soldiers
French Les 4 soldats
Directed by Robert Morin
Written byRobert Morin
Based onQuatre soldats by Hubert Mingarelli
Produced byStéphanie Morissette
StarringCamille Mongeau
Christian de la Cortina
Antoine Bertrand
Aliocha Schneider
Antoine L'Écuyer
Cinematography Jean-Pierre St-Louis
Edited byNicolas Roy
Music by Patrick Watson
Production
company
Coop Vidéo de Montréal
Distributed byMétropole Films
Release date
  • August 5, 2013 (2013-08-05)(Fantasia)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The Four Soldiers (French : Les 4 soldats) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Robert Morin and released in 2013. [1] Adapted from the novel Quatre soldats by Hubert Mingarelli, the film centres on Dominique (Camille Mongeau), Mateo (Christian de la Cortina), Max (Antoine Bertrand) and Kevin (Aliocha Schneider), four soldiers in a civil war who find a secluded pond that becomes a refuge from the stresses and horrors of fighting.

The cast also includes Antoine L'Écuyer, Gaston Caron, Rémy Ouellet, Jean-Pierre Bergeron, Richard Lalancette, Lizandra Rodriguez-Olano, Pete White, Christopher Kinsella, Derek Lanni and Charles S. Métellus. [2]

The film premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival on August 5, 2013, before going into theatrical release on August 16. [3] At Fantasia, it won the Prix Public for Best Canadian Film. [4]

The film received two Jutra Award nominations at the 16th Jutra Awards in 2014, for Best Hairstyling (Denis Parent) and Best Makeup (Kathryn Casault). [5]

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