| Night Zoo | |
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 Film poster | |
| French | Un Zoo la nuit |
| Directed by | Jean-Claude Lauzon |
| Written by | Jean-Claude Lauzon |
| Produced by | Roger Frappier Pierre Gendron |
| Starring | Gilles Maheu Lynne Adams Roger Lebel |
| Cinematography | Guy Dufaux |
| Edited by | Michel Arcand |
| Music by | Jean Corriveau |
| Distributed by | FilmDallas (US theatrical) |
Release date |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
| Box office | 1.3 million CAD |
Night Zoo (French: Un Zoo la nuit) is a 1987 Canadian film. It is directed and written by Jean-Claude Lauzon. It made its debut at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 60th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1]
It was also the most successful film in the history of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television's film awards program, winning a record 13 Genie Awards in every single category where it was nominated.[2] The film garnered 14 nominations overall;[3] the film's only nomination that failed to translate into a win was Gilles Maheu's nod for Best Actor, as he lost to the film's other Best Actor nominee, Roger Lebel.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ^ "It was Un Zoo's night; Quebec film wins record 13 Genies". Montreal Gazette, March 23, 1988.
- ^ "Night Zoo thriller sets Genie record; Lauzon film wins 14 nominations". Ottawa Citizen, February 17, 1988.