| Dusk for a Hitman | |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Raymond St-Jean |
| Producer: | Paul Cadieux Louis Laverdière Michel Ouellette |
| Starring: | Éric Bruneau Benoît Gouin Sylvain Marcel Rose-Marie Perreault |
| Music: | Gaëtan Gravel |
| Cinematography: | Jean-François Lord |
| Editing: | Philippe Ralet |
| Studio: | Les Productions Megafun |
| Distributor: | Filmoption International |
| Runtime: | 105 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | French |
Dusk for a Hitman (French: Crépuscule pour un tueur) is a Canadian crime drama film, directed by Raymond St-Jean and released in 2023.[1] The film stars Éric Bruneau as Donald Lavoie, a hitman for the Dubois brothers crime gang, as he begins to come under pressure from detective Patrick Burns (Sylvain Marcel) to testify against his bosses in a police investigation, while simultaneously being asked to prove his loyalty to his boss Claude Dubois (Benoît Gouin) following a botched double murder.[2]
The cast also includes Rose-Marie Perreault as Francine Lavoie, as well as Alexandra Petrachuk, Paul Zinno, Judith Baribeau, Gabrielle Anne Desy, Charles-Aubey Houde, Joakim Robillard, Benoît Brière, Charlotte Poitras, Alexandre Castonguay, Sylvain Massé, Jean Petitclerc, and Melissa Plante in supporting roles.
The film premiered on February 28, 2023, at the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma,[3] in advance of its commercial release on March 10.[2]
Dusk for a Hitman was released in the United States on April 19th 2024 to positive reviews, getting a 90% average score on Rotten Tomatoes.