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My Mother's Men

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My Mother's Men
FrenchLes Hommes de ma mère
Directed byAnik Jean
Written byMaryse Latendresse
Produced byPatrick Huard
Anik Jean
StarringLéane Labrèche-Dor
Marc Messier
Patrick Huard
Benoît Gouin
Colm Feore
CinematographySteve Asselin
Edited byJean-François Bergeron
Music byAnik Jean
Production
company
Jessie Films
Distributed byImmina Films
Release date
  • August 4, 2023 (2023-08-04)
Running time
126 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

My Mother's Men (French: Les Hommes de ma mère) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Anik Jean and released in 2023.[1] The film stars Léane Labrèche-Dor as Elsie, a woman who is fulfilling her recently deceased mother Anne's (Anne-Marie Cadieux) wishes that a portion of her ashes be given to each of her ex-husbands.[2]

The cast also includes Marc Messier, Patrick Huard, Benoît Gouin, Colm Feore, Jean-Simon Leduc, Isabel Richer, Sandrine Bisson, Louis-Georges Girard, Emma Lafrenière and Frank Marrs.

Jean, previously known as a musician, directed the film as her solo feature debut, and stated that she had connected with the script due to the recent death of her own father.[1]

Distribution

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The film premiered commercially on August 4, 2023;[3] by August 21 it had made over $1 million at the provincial box office in Quebec.[4] It also screened in the Industry Selects program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival,[5] and received a gala screening at the 2023 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival.[6]

Awards

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Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Prix Iris December 10, 2023 Best Actress Léane Labrèche-Dor Nominated [7]
Best First Film Anik Jean Nominated
Public Prize Patrick Roy, Patrick Huard, Anik Jean, Maryse Latendresse Won [8]

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