| Jo for Jonathan | |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Maxime Giroux |
| Producer: | Paul Barbeau |
| Starring: | Raphaël Lacaille Jean-Sébastien Courchesne |
| Music: | Olivier Alary |
| Cinematography: | Sara Mishara |
| Editing: | Mathieu Bouchard-Malo |
| Studio: | Nouveau Film Reprise Films |
| Distributor: | Métropole Films |
| Runtime: | 84 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | French |
Jo for Jonathan (French: Jo pour Jonathan) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Maxime Giroux and released in 2010.[1] The film stars Raphaël Lacaille as Jonathan, a teenager who wants to emulate his older brother Thomas (Jean-Sébastien Courchesne) and become a player in the world of illegal car racing. Despite not yet having a driver's license, he enters a race and loses, getting into trouble as he does not have money to pay; Thomas must bail him out by racing himself, but is gravely injured in an accident.[2]
The film premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in August 2010,[3] and had its Canadian premiere at the Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie in September.[4] It went into commercial release in March 2011.[1]
Lacaille won the Borsos Competition award for best actor in a Canadian film at the 2010 Whistler Film Festival.[5]