| Bad Seeds | |
| Native Name: | Les Mauvaises herbes |
| Director: | Louis Bélanger |
| Producer: | Lorraine Dufour Luc Vandal |
| Starring: | Alexis Martin Luc Picard Gilles Renaud Emmanuelle Lussier-Martinez |
| Music: | Guy Bélanger |
| Cinematography: | Pierre Mignot |
| Editing: | Claude Palardy |
| Runtime: | 97 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | French |
Bad Seeds (fr|'''Les Mauvaises herbes''') is a Canadian comedy film, directed by Louis Bélanger and released in 2016.[1]
The film stars Alexis Martin as Jacques, a struggling actor from Montreal who is forced to flee the city because of his unpaid gambling debts to a loan shark (Luc Picard), and ends up a partner with Simon (Gilles Renaud) and Francesca (Emmanuelle Lussier-Martinez) in a marijuana farm.[2]
The film's cast also includes Myriam Côté, Patrick Hivon, Stéphane Jacques, Yves Bélanger, Bénédicte Décary, François Papineau, Sylvio Archambault and Gary Boudreault.
The film garnered four nominations at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, including Best Motion Picture.[3]
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Screen Awards | 12 March 2017 | Best Motion Picture | Luc Vandal, Lorraine Dufour | [4] | |
| Best Editing | Claude Palardy | ||||
| Marcel Chouinard, Philippe Lavigne, Stéphane Bergeron, Shaun-Nicholas Gallagher, Louis Collin | |||||
| Prix collégial du cinéma québécois | 2017 | Best Film | Bad Seeds | [5] | |
| Prix Iris | 4 June 2017 | Best Film | Luc Vandal, Lorraine Dufour | [6] [7] | |
| Best Director | Louis Bélanger | ||||
| Best Screenplay | Louis Bélanger, Alexis Martin | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Emmanuelle Lussier-Martinez | ||||
| Best Supporting Actor | Luc Picard | ||||
| Best Casting | Emanuelle Beaugrand-Champagne, Nathalie Boutrie | ||||
| Best Music | Guy Bélanger | ||||
| Best Costume Design | Sophie Lefebvre | ||||
| Public Prize | Louis Bélanger | ||||