| Family Game | |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Rafaël Ouellet |
| Producer: | Charles-Stéphane Roy Stéphanie Morissette |
| Starring: | Guillaume Cyr Pierre-Paul Alain Karine Vanasse Luc Picard |
| Music: | Robin-Joël Cool Viviane Audet Alexis Martin |
| Cinematography: | François Dutil |
| Editing: | Myriam Magassouba |
| Studio: | La maison de prod |
| Distributor: | Sphere Films |
| Runtime: | 105 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | French |
Family Game (French: Arsenault et fils) is a Canadian crime drama film, directed by Rafaël Ouellet and released in 2022.[1]
Set in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, the film centres on the Arsenaults, a family who have been involved in illegal poaching and reselling of wild meat out of the back of the family-owned garage.[2] Older son Adam (Guillaume Cyr) wants to get out of the criminal enterprise and run the business honestly, but finds his plans complicated by the return of his more criminally inclined younger brother Anthony (Pierre-Paul Alain) and the arrival in the town of Émilie (Karine Vanasse), a radio host.[3]
The film's cast also includes Luc Picard as Adam and Anthony's father André, Julien Poulin as their grandfather Armand, and Micheline Lanctôt as Irène.
Ouellet has described the film as an attempt to incorporate influences from The Godfather, GoodFellas and the films of James Gray into his own filmmaking style, which has traditionally been character drama driven by dialogue rather than plot.[1] The film was shot in and around Ouellet's own hometown of Dégelis in 2021,[4] and had its commercial theatrical premiere in June 2022.[5]
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prix collégial du cinéma québécois | 2023 | Best Film | Rafaël Ouellet | [6] | |
| Prix Iris | December 10, 2023 | Best Film | Stéphanie Morissette, Charles Stéphane Roy | [7] | |
| Best Director | Rafaël Ouellet | ||||
| Best Actor | Guillaume Cyr | ||||
| Best Screenplay | Rafaël Ouellet | ||||
| Best Editing | Myriam Magassouba | ||||
| Best Original Music | Viviane Audet, Robin-Joël Cool, Alexis Martin | ||||
| Best Sound | Daniel Fontaine-Bégin, Luc Boudrias, Henry Godding Jr. | ||||
| Best Casting | Nathalie Boutrie |