| Maurice | |
| Director: | François Jaros |
| Producer: | Fanny-Laure Malo François Jaros |
| Starring: | Richard Fréchette |
| Music: | Philippe Leduc |
| Cinematography: | Olivier Gossot |
| Editing: | Michel Arcand |
| Studio: | La Boîte à Fanny |
| Runtime: | 14 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | French |
Maurice is a Canadian short drama film, directed by François Jaros and released in 2015.[1] The film stars Richard Fréchette as Maurice, a man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis who is making his final preparations before his planned death by assisted suicide.[2]
The cast also includes Andrée Cousineau, Yves Jacques, François Lambert, Pierre Lenoir, Alice Pascual and Fred-Eric Salvail.
The film premiered in March 2015 at the Regard short film festival in Saguenay, Quebec.[2] It was subsequently screened at the Fantasia International Film Festival, where it won the Cheval noir for best short film.[3]
The film won the Jutra Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 18th Jutra Awards in 2016.[4]