You'll Never Know (film)

You'll Never Know
FrenchTu ne sauras jamais
Directed byRobin Aubert
Written byRobin Aubert
Julie Roy
Produced byÉtienne Hansez
StarringMartin Naud
CinematographySteeve Desrosiers
Edited byRobin Aubert
Production
company
Bravo Charlie
Distributed byAxia Films
Release date
  • November 10, 2023 (2023-11-10) (Cinemania)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

You'll Never Know (French: Tu ne sauras jamais) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Robin Aubert and released in 2023.[1] The film stars Martin Naud as Paul Vincent, an elderly man confined to his room in a nursing home during the COVID-19 pandemic who is determined to do everything in his power to see the woman he loves, who is similarly confined in her own room, once more before he dies.[2]

The film was the first-ever acting role for Naud, an 88-year-old retired fire investigator from Repentigny, Quebec.[3] Aubert and Julie Roy had originally written the screenplay with actor Jean Lapointe in mind for the role, but after he was unable to work on the film due to his declining health and death in 2022, they instead chose to cast a non-professional actor,[2] and Naud auditioned for the role after his daughter Guylaine told him that she had heard about a casting call.[3]

The film's cast also includes Sarah Keita, Jean-Marie Lapointe, Marie-Hélène Brousseau, Louise Gougeon and Guillaume Baillargeon.

The film premiered in November 2023 at the Cinemania film festival,[4] before opening commercially in March 2024.[5]

  1. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Tu ne sauras jamais – Film de Robin Aubert". Films du Québec, March 10, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Maxime Demers, "«Ç’a été une catharsis d’écrire ça pendant la pandémie»: Robin Aubert se confie sur son nouveau film, «Tu ne sauras jamais»". Le Journal de Montréal, March 15, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Fabrice Samedy, "Un Repentignois de 88 ans se retrouvera au grand écran". Mon Joliette, November 7, 2023.
  4. ^ Yves Tremblay, "CINEMANIA : Dans « Tu ne sauras jamais », Robin Aubert suit un homme en CHSLD". Qui Fait Quoi, November 17, 2023.
  5. ^ Manon Dumais, "L’amour au temps de la pandémie". La Presse, March 15, 2024.