Family Game (2022 film)

Family Game
FrenchArsenault et fils
Directed byRafaël Ouellet
Written byRafaël Ouellet
Produced byCharles-Stéphane Roy
Stéphanie Morissette
StarringGuillaume Cyr
Pierre-Paul Alain
Karine Vanasse
Luc Picard
CinematographyFrançois Dutil
Edited byMyriam Magassouba
Music byViviane Audet
Robin-Joël Cool
Alexis Martin
Production
company
La maison de prod
Distributed bySphere Films
Release date
  • June 17, 2022 (2022-06-17)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Family Game (French: Arsenault et fils) is a Canadian crime drama film, directed by Rafaël Ouellet and released in 2022.[1]

Set in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, the film centres on the Arsenaults, a family who have been involved in illegal poaching and reselling of wild meat out of the back of the family-owned garage.[2] Older son Adam (Guillaume Cyr) wants to get out of the criminal enterprise and run the business honestly, but finds his plans complicated by the return of his more criminally inclined younger brother Anthony (Pierre-Paul Alain) and the arrival in the town of Émilie (Karine Vanasse), a radio host.[3]

The film's cast also includes Luc Picard as Adam and Anthony's father André, Julien Poulin as their grandfather Armand, and Micheline Lanctôt as their grandmother Irène.

Production

Ouellet has described the film as an attempt to incorporate influences from The Godfather, GoodFellas and the films of James Gray into his own filmmaking style, which has traditionally been character drama driven by dialogue rather than plot.[1] The film was shot in and around Ouellet's own hometown of Dégelis in 2021,[4] and had its commercial theatrical premiere in June 2022.[5]

Awards

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Prix collégial du cinéma québécois 2023 Best Film Rafaël Ouellet Nominated [6]
Prix Iris December 10, 2023 Best Film Stéphanie Morissette, Charles Stéphane Roy Nominated [7]
Best Director Rafaël Ouellet Nominated
Best Actor Guillaume Cyr Nominated
Best Screenplay Rafaël Ouellet Nominated
Best Editing Myriam Magassouba Nominated
Best Original Music Viviane Audet, Robin-Joël Cool, Alexis Martin Nominated
Best Sound Daniel Fontaine-Bégin, Luc Boudrias, Henry Godding Jr. Nominated
Best Casting Nathalie Boutrie Nominated

References