| Before We Explode | |
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| French | Avant qu'on explose |
| Directed by | Rémi St-Michel |
| Written by | Éric K. Boulianne |
| Produced by | Christian Larouche |
| Starring | Étienne Galloy Amadou Madani Tall Julianne Côté Monia Chokri |
| Cinematography | Mathieu Laverdière |
| Edited by | Jean-François Bergeron |
| Music by | Peter Venne |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Les Films Séville |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Before We Explode (French: Avant qu'on explose) is a Canadian sex comedy film, directed by Rémi St-Michel and released in 2019.[1] The film stars Étienne Galloy as Pier-Luc, a teenager who fears that the diplomatic war of words between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un is going to escalate into World War III, and embarks on a quest to lose his virginity before the world blows up.[2]
The film's cast also includes Amadou Madani Tall, William Monette, Julianne Côté, Monia Chokri, Brigitte Poupart, Antoine Olivier Pilon, Laurie Babin and Rose-Marie Perreault.
The film premiered in February 2019 at the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma.[3] It received two Prix Iris nominations at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards, for Best Screenplay (Éric K. Boulianne) and Best Original Music (Peter Venne).[4]
- ^ "Avant qu'on explose: pas seulement un film d'ados...". La Presse, March 1, 2019.
- ^ "«Avant qu’on explose»: la fin du monde est pour aujourd’hui?". Le Devoir, March 2, 2019.
- ^ "La comédie «Avant qu'on explose» en ouverture des Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma". Le Journal de Québec, January 21, 2019.
- ^ "Gala Québec Cinéma : 1991 de Ricardo Trogi mène la course avec 16 nominations". Ici Radio-Canada, April 11, 2019.