Like the Ones I Used to Know

Like the Ones I Used to Know
FrenchLes grandes claques
Directed byAnnie St-Pierre
Written byDaniel I. Schachter
Annie St-Pierre
Produced byFanny Drew
Sarah Mannering
StarringSteve Laplante
Lilou Roy-Lanouette
Larissa Corriveau
CinematographyÉtienne Roussy
Edited byMyriam Magassouba
Music byChristophe Lamarche-Ledoux
Production
company
Colonelle Films
Distributed byH264 Distribution
Release date
  • January 28, 2021 (2021-01-28) (Sundance)
Running time
18 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Like the Ones I Used to Know (French: Les grandes claques) is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Annie St-Pierre and released in 2021.[1] The film stars Steve Laplante as Denis, a recently divorced father who is struggling with his emotions as he prepares to pick up his kids, including daughter Julie (Lilou Roy-Lanouette), at the home of his former in-laws on Christmas Eve.[2]

The cast also includes Larissa Corriveau, Laurent Lemaire, Jérémy Tremblay Boudreau, Alice Charbonneau, Émir Cloutier, Catherine Dumas, Amélie Grenier, Jérémie Jacob, Mingo L'Indien, Marc Larrivée and Gilles Pilon.

The film premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.[3]

  1. ^ André Duchesne, "Annie St-Pierre : les douces cruautés nous font avancer". La Presse, January 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Céline Roustan, "Les grandes claques (Like the Ones I Used to Know)". Short of the Week, December 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "Les grandes claques, d’Annie St-Pierre, en compétition à Sundance". Ici Radio-Canada, January 28, 2021.