Prank (film)

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Prank
Directed by Vincent Biron
Written byAlexandre Auger
Éric K. Boulianne
Marc-Antoine Rioux
Vincent Biron
Produced byJean-Sébastien Beaudoin Gagnon
Vincent Biron
Eric K. Boulianne
Hany Ouichou
Starring Étienne Galloy
CinematographyVincent Biron
Edited by Alexandre Leblanc
Music byPeter Venne
Production
companies
Art et essai
Le Giragon
Romance Polanski
Distributed byFunflim Distribution
Release date
Running time
78 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Prank is a 2016 Canadian comedy film directed by Vincent Biron. [1] It was screened in the Discovery section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. [2]

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The film was shortlisted for the Prix collégial du cinéma québécois in 2017. [3]

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References

  1. "Venice Film Review: 'Prank'". Variety. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  2. "Prank". TIFF. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  3. André Duchesne, "Manoir remporte le Prix collégial du cinéma québécois". La Presse , March 27, 2017.