Themes: Fathers and Sons, Out For Revenge, Battling Illness
Main Cast: Roger Le Bel, Gilles Maheu, Lynne Adams, Lorne Brass, Germain Houde
Release Year: 1987
Country: FR/CA
Run Time: 115 minutes
Plot
Marcel (Gilles Maheu) emerges from prison in hopes of a reconciliation with his dying father Albert (Roger Le Bel) in this thrilling crime drama. Raped in prison, Marcel encounters a homosexual cop involved with drug smuggling who presses him for information and sex. Marcel fights his way out of the cop's lecherous advances and is reunited with his father. The two catch up on old times on a fishing trip, and Albert reveals he has both money and cocaine stashed away for Marcel's return. Marcel and his homosexual cellmate later corner the crooked cops in a sleazy hotel to exact revenge. Julie (Lynne Adams) is Marcel's former girlfriend who works in a sex club peep show. Gay and straight scenes of rough sex permeate this film which marks the directorial debut of Jean-Claude Lauzon. The film took home Genie awards (Canada's answer to the Oscar) for "Best Film," "Best Actor," "Best Supporting Actor," and "Best Director" in 1988. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
Cast
Roger Le Bel - Albert
Gilles Maheu - Marcel
Lynne Adams - Julie
Lorne Brass - Georges
Germain Houde - Charlie
Walter Massey - Mr Chagnon; Dominique Michel - Receptionist; Denys Arcand - Man at peep-show; Anna-Maria Giannotti - Angelica; Corrado Mastropasqua - Tony; Luc Proulx - Cook; Jerry Snell - American; Jean-Pierre Bergeron - Guard at cell; François Caron - Stretcher-bearer; Amulette Garneau - Yvonne
Credit
Jean Baptiste Tard - Art Director, Louise Gendron - Associate Producer, Roger Frappier - Co-producer, Pierre Gendron - Co-producer, Andree Morin - Costume Designer, Jean-Claude Lauzon - Director, Michel Arcand - Editor, Jean Corriveau - Composer (Music Score), Daniel de Shaimes - Songwriter, Jean-Pierre Bonin - Songwriter, Robert Stanley - Songwriter, Michele Forest - Production Designer, Guy Dufaux - Cinematographer, Michele Forest - Set Designer, Yvon Benoit - Sound/Sound Designer, Hans Peter Strobl - Sound/Sound Designer, Adrian Croll - Sound/Sound Designer, Marcel Pothier - Sound Editor, Viateur Paiement - Sound Editor, Diane Boucher - Sound Editor, Jean-Claude Lauzon - Screenwriter
