Blue Thunder | |
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French | Bleu tonnerre |
Directed by | Philippe-David Gagné Jean-Marc E. Roy |
Written by | Philippe-David Gagné Jean-Marc E. Roy |
Produced by |
Ménaïc Raoul Gabrielle Tougas-Fréchette |
Starring |
Dany Placard Isabelle Blais Sandrine Bisson Louis Champagne |
Cinematography | Olivier Gossot |
Edited by | Philippe-David Gagné Jean-Marc E. Roy |
Music by | Dany Placard |
Production company | Voyelles Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 21 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
Blue Thunder ( French: Bleu tonnerre) is a Canadian short musical comedy-drama film, directed by Philippe-David Gagné and Jean-Marc E. Roy and released in 2015. [1]
The film stars Dany Placard as Bruno, a sawmill worker whose girlfriend ( Isabelle Blais) breaks up with him after suffering a miscarriage. Losing both his home and his job in the aftermath, Bruno is not defeated, but rather decides to rekindle his long-dormant dream of becoming a professional wrestler. [2] The film also stars Sandrine Bisson and Louis Champagne.
The film premiered at the Saguenay International Short Film Festival in March 2015, [1] where it won the Prix créativité and the Bourse de création régionale. [3] It was screened in the Director's Fortnight stream at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, [2] where it received an honorable mention from the Illy Prize jury.
The film received a Quebec Cinema Award nomination for Best Short Film at the 18th Quebec Cinema Awards, [4] and a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards. [5]