Souterrain

29

97 minutes – Drama

Language: French

Festival release date:
 December 5, 2020 (Whistler Film Festival, World Premiere)
Release date: April 30, 2021 (Québec)

Production companies: Bravo Charlie, Bord Cadre Films

Canadian distributor:

Maxime, a young man in his mid-20s, works in a mine far from the city. He spends 14 days at the mine and 14 days at home. When he is at home in Val-d’Or, he shares his time with his girlfriend and his childhood friend Julien. Julien is disabled after a car accident caused by Maxime two years earlier. Consumed with guilt, Maxime seeks to redeem himself. But he is hampered by Mario, Julien’s father, who also works at the mine and still blames him. One day, an explosion occurs in the mine. As part of the rescue mission, Maxime goes underground, determined to save his friends and colleagues and bring them out alive.

Souterrain was nominated as Best Picture at both the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards and the Prix Iris in Québec. It was the opening film of the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma film festival on April 28, 2021.

Souterrain, movie, poster,

Crew:

Producer:

Etienne Hansez

Executive Producer:

Andreas Roald
Dan Wechsler

Director:

Sophie Dupuis

Screenwriter:

Sophie Dupuis

Cinematographer:

Mathieu Laverdière

Editor:

Michel Grou

Composer:

Patrice Dubuc
Gaëtan Gravel

Production Designer:

Éric Barbeau

Costume Designer:

Caroline Bodson

Cast: Roles:

Joakim Robillard
Théodore Pellerin
Catherine Trudeau
Charles-Aubey Houde
Jean L’Italien
James Hyndman
Mickaël Gouin
Chantal Fontaine
Bruno Marcil
Jean-François Boudreau
Maxime Genois
Sébastien LeBlanc
Martin Guéin
Brigitte Tremblay
Robin L’Houmeau
Pascal Gélinas
Brad Gros-Louis
Virgil Héroux Laferté
Émile Villeneuve
Katrine Rochon
Isabelle Leyrolles
Daniel Gaulin
Victim 1
Victim 2
Jessy Thelland
Hugo Bergero
James Marcotte
Guillaume Marcotte
Richard Leblanc
Marc Gagnon
Julie Audet
Gabriel-Guy Petit
Jean-Philippe Morin

Maxime
Julien
Catherine
Alex
Daniel
Mario
Sébastien
Lise
François
Gaetan
Françis
Marc-Antoine
Instructor
Cage Operator
Young Man
Foreman
Young Miner
Martin Brunelle
Marie-Hélène Vaillancourt
Françis’ Wife
Doctor
Cage Operator
Richard Coderre
Andrea Crepeau
Rescuer
Rescuer
Rescuer
Rescuer
Rescuer
Rescuer
Rescuer
Rescuer
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