| Blue Thunder | |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Philippe-David Gagné Jean-Marc E. Roy |
| Producer: | Ménaïc Raoul Gabrielle Tougas-Fréchette |
| Starring: | Dany Placard Isabelle Blais Sandrine Bisson Louis Champagne |
| Music: | Dany Placard |
| Cinematography: | Olivier Gossot |
| Editing: | Philippe-David Gagné Jean-Marc E. Roy |
| Studio: | Voyelles Films |
| Runtime: | 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]