Bad Seeds (French: Les Mauvaises herbes) is a Canadian comedy film, directed by Louis Bélanger and released in 2016.[1]
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Directed by | Louis Bélanger |
Written by | Louis Bélanger Alexis Martin |
Produced by | Lorraine Dufour Luc Vandal |
Starring | Alexis Martin Luc Picard Gilles Renaud Emmanuelle Lussier-Martinez |
Cinematography | Pierre Mignot |
Edited by | Claude Palardy |
Music by | Guy Bélanger |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
The film stars Alexis Martin as Jacques, a struggling actor from Montreal who is forced to flee the city because of his unpaid gambling debts to a loan shark (Luc Picard), and ends up a partner with Simon (Gilles Renaud) and Francesca (Emmanuelle Lussier-Martinez) in a marijuana farm.[2]
The film's cast also includes Myriam Côté, Patrick Hivon, Stéphane Jacques, Yves Bélanger, Bénédicte Décary, François Papineau, Sylvio Archambault and Gary Boudreault.
The film garnered four nominations at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, including Best Motion Picture.[3]
Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
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Canadian Screen Awards | 12 March 2017 | Best Motion Picture | Luc Vandal and Lorraine Dufour | Nominated | [4] |
Best Editing | Claude Palardy | Nominated | |||
Best Art Direction / Production Design | André-Line Beauparlant | Nominated | |||
Best Overall Sound | Marcel Chouinard, Philippe Lavigne, Stéphane Bergeron, Shaun-Nicholas Gallagher and Louis Collin | Nominated | |||
Prix Iris | 4 June 2017 | Best Film | Luc Vandal and Lorraine Dufour | Nominated | [5][6] |
Best Director | Louis Bélanger | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Louis Bélanger and Alexis Martin | Won | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Emmanuelle Lussier-Martinez | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Luc Picard | Won | |||
Best Casting | Emanuelle Beaugrand-Champagne and Nathalie Boutrie | Nominated | |||
Best Music | Guy Bélanger | Nominated | |||
Best Costume Design | Sophie Lefebvre | Nominated | |||
Public Prize | Louis Bélanger | Nominated | |||
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