Babysitter (2022 film)

Babysitter
Poster
Directed byMonia Chokri
Written byCatherine Léger
Based onBabysitter by Catherine Léger
Produced byPierre-Marcel Blanchot
Fabrice Lambot
Catherine Léger
Martin Paul-Hus
StarringPatrick Hivon
Monia Chokri
Nadia Tereszkiewicz
CinematographyJosée Deshaies
Edited byPauline Gaillard
Music byÉmile Sornin
Production
companies
Amérique Film
Phase 4 Productions
Distributed byBAC Films
Release date
  • January 22, 2022 (2022-01-22) (Sundance)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Babysitter is a 2022 Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Monia Chokri.[1] Adapted from a theatrical play by Catherine Léger,[2] the film stars Patrick Hivon as Cédric, a man who goes viral after video surfaces of him drunkenly kissing a reporter during a live broadcast. Meanwhile, his wife Nadine (Chokri) is struggling with post-partum depression following the birth of their child. Cédric hires a babysitter (Nadia Tereszkiewicz) to take care of the baby, to the surprise of Nadine, with whom she eventually develops her own special relationship.[3]

The cast also includes Steve Laplante, Ève Duranceau and Hubert Proulx.

The film was shot in Montreal, Quebec in 2020.[4] It was submitted for consideration by the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, but was not selected.[5]

The film premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, and was commercially released in April 2022.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Babysitter, de Monia Chokri, sélectionné à Sundance". Ici Radio-Canada (in French). December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  2. ^ Marie-Josée R. Roy (February 12, 2020). ""Baby-sitter": Monia Chokri a trouvé la perle rare pour son prochain film". Le Journal de Montréal (in French). Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  3. ^ Maxime Demers (October 24, 2020). "Babysitter: une comédie féministe signée Monia Chokri". Le Journal de Montréal (in French). Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  4. ^ "Monia Chokri tourne Babysitter à Montréal". La Presse (in French). August 25, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  5. ^ Marc-André Lussier [in French] (June 4, 2021). "Une sélection solide sans le Québec. Ou presque…". La Presse (in French). Retrieved December 16, 2021.