Confessions of a Hitman

Confessions of a Hitman
FrenchConfessions
Directed byLuc Picard
Written bySylvain Guy
Based onGallant: confessions d’un tueur à gages by Éric Thibault and Félix Séguin
Produced byChristian Larouche
StarringLuc Picard
CinematographyFrançois Dutil
Edited byCarmen-Mélanie Pépin
Music byDaniel Bélanger
Production
company
Christal Films
Distributed byLes Films Opale
Release date
  • December 4, 2021 (2021-12-04) (Whistler)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Confessions of a Hitman (French: Confessions) is a Canadian crime drama film, directed by Luc Picard and released in 2021.[1] Based on Gallant: confessions d’un tueur à gages, a 2015 non-fiction book written by Éric Thibault and Félix Séguin about Canadian contract killer Gerald Gallant, the film stars Picard as Gallant.[2]

The film's cast also includes David La Haye, Sandrine Bisson, Éveline Gélinas, Dany Boudreault, Emmanuel Charest, Jean-François Boudreau, Bobby Beshro, Maxim Gaudette, Louise Portal, Raymond Cloutier and Catherine De Léan.

The film was shot in 2019, on a budget of $6.6 million.[3]

The film premiered at the 2021 Whistler Film Festival,[4] and was commercially released in March 2022.[4]

  1. ^ André Duchesne, "Premières images du film Confessions". La Presse, February 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "«Confessions»: Luc Picard sacré meilleur réalisateur à Whistler". Le Journal de Montréal, December 20, 2021.
  3. ^ Maxime Demers, "Confessions d’un tueur à gages: Luc Picard dans la peau d'un tueur". Le Journal de Montréal, September 28, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Emmanuelle Froment, "Le film intriguant Confessions de Luc Picard présenté en première mondiale à Whistler". HollywoodPQ, September 24, 2021.