Detour (2009 Canadian film)

Detour
FrenchDétour
Directed bySylvain Guy
Written bySylvain Guy
Produced byMarcel Giroux
Sam Grana
Christian Larouche
StarringLuc Picard
Isabelle Guérard
Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge
CinematographyNathalie Moliavko-Visotzky
Edited byJean-François Bergeron
Music byJorane
Production
companies
GPA Films
Grana Productions
Distributed byLes Films Séville
Release date
  • September 18, 2009 (2009-09-18)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Detour (French: Détour) is a Canadian thriller film, directed by Sylvain Guy and released in 2009.[1] The film stars Luc Picard as Léo Huff, an assistant to a wealthy businesswoman who is travelling to Le Bic, Quebec to attend a meeting on his employer's proposal to build a tourist attraction in Bic National Park. There he meets Lou (Isabelle Guérard), a young woman who needs his help liberating herself from her abusive boyfriend Roch (Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge).[2]

The film opened commercially on September 18, 2009.[3]

Guérard received a Jutra Award nomination for Best Actress at the 12th Jutra Awards in 2010.[4]

Plot

Cast

References

  1. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Détour – Film de Sylvain Guy". Films du Québec, August 18, 2009.
  2. ^ Brendan Kelly, "Fine actor stays course in chaotic thriller". Montreal Gazette, September 18, 2009.
  3. ^ Valérie Lessard, "Détour, ou le retour à l'état sauvage". Le Droit, September 18, 2009.
  4. ^ "Jutra : liste des finalistes". La Presse, February 16, 2010.


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