Confessions of a Hitman (French: Confessions) is a Canadian crime drama film, directed by Luc Picard and released in 2021.[1] Based on Gallant: confessions d’un tueur à gages, a 2015 non-fiction book written by Éric Thibault and Félix Séguin about Canadian contract killer Gerald Gallant, the film stars Picard as Gallant.[2]
Confessions of a Hitman | |
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French | Confessions |
Directed by | Luc Picard |
Written by | Sylvain Guy |
Based on | Gallant: confessions d’un tueur à gages by Éric Thibault and Félix Séguin |
Produced by | Christian Larouche |
Starring | Luc Picard |
Cinematography | François Dutil |
Edited by | Carmen-Mélanie Pépin |
Music by | Daniel Bélanger |
Production company | Christal Films |
Distributed by | Les Films Opale |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
The film's cast also includes David La Haye, Sandrine Bisson, Éveline Gélinas, Dany Boudreault, Emmanuel Charest, Jean-François Boudreau, Bobby Beshro, Maxim Gaudette, Louise Portal, Raymond Cloutier and Catherine De Léan.
The film was shot in 2019, on a budget of $6.6 million.[3]
The film premiered at the 2021 Whistler Film Festival,[4] where Picard won the award for Best Director of a Borsos Competition Film.[5] It is slated for commercial release in March 2022.[4]
The film received three Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022, for Best Supporting Actor (La Haye), Best Adapted Screenplay (Sylvain Guy) and Best Hair (Denis Parent and Jean-Luc Lapierre).[6]
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