Family First (film)

Family First
Film poster
Directed bySophie Dupuis
Written bySophie Dupuis
Produced byÉtienne Hansez
StarringJean-Simon Leduc
Théodore Pellerin
Maude Guérin
Claude Laberge
CinematographyMathieu Laverdière
Edited byDominique Fortin
Music byDead Obies
Production
company
Axia Films
Release date
  • 9 March 2018 (2018-03-09)[1]
Running time
87 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench
Budget$1.5 million[2]

Family First (French: Chien de garde, lit. 'Watch Dog') is a 2018 Canadian crime film, written and directed by Sophie Dupuis. The film premiered at the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois.[1] It is about a family in Verdun, Montreal, Quebec, including the protagonist JP (Jean-Simon Leduc), whose uncle Dany (Paul Ahmarani) leads a drug cartel. It was nominated for four Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Motion Picture, winning Best Actor for Théodore Pellerin.

Family First was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

  1. ^ a b "Chien de garde, le premier film de Sophie Dupuis, en clôture des RVQC". Radio-Canada. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  2. ^ Lévesque, Francois (3 March 2018). "La quête viscérale de Sophie Dupuis". Le Devoir. Retrieved 11 May 2018.