Not Me! | |
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Sous-sol | |
Directed by | Pierre Gang |
Written by | Pierre Gang |
Produced by | Roger Frappier |
Starring | Richard Moffatt Louise Portal Isabelle Pasco |
Cinematography | Pierre Mignot |
Music by | Anne Bourne Ken Myhr |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
Not Me! ( French: Sous-sol) is a Canadian drama film, released in 1996. [1] The full-length directorial debut of Pierre Gang, [1] the screenplay had been written by Gang a full 10 years before he was able to make the film. [2]
It stars Richard Moffatt as René, an 11-year-old boy coming of age in 1967. [3] When his father dies shortly after he accidentally witnesses his parents having sex, he becomes overly protective of his widowed mother Reine ( Louise Portal) when she enters a new relationship with Roch (Patrice Godin), while simultaneously having his own sexual awakening when the attractive Françoise ( Isabelle Pasco) moves into a neighbouring apartment. [3]
The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 1996, [2] before opening commercially in Quebec on May 31. [2]
The film garnered two Genie Award nominations at the 17th Genie Awards in 1996, in the categories of Best Original Screenplay (Gang) and Best Actress (Portal). [4] It won the award for Best Original Screenplay. [5]
The film was Canada's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards in 1997, [6] but did not make the final shortlist. [7] [8]