Piché: The Landing of a Man explained

Piché: The Landing of a Man
Native Name:
Director:Sylvain Archambault
Producer:André Dupuy
Starring:Michel Côté
Maxime Le Flaguais
Normand D'Amour
Sophie Prégent
Isabelle Guérard
Music:Michel Corriveau
Cinematography:Ronald Plante
Editing:Yvann Thibaudeau
Studio:TVA Films
PixCom Productions
Distributor:Theatrical Entertainment
Runtime:107 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:French

Piché: The Landing of a Man (French: Piché, entre ciel et terre) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Sylvain Archambault and released in 2010.[1] The film is based on the true story of Robert Piché, an airline pilot who successfully landed Air Transat Flight 236 in the Azores after the plane lost engine power mid-air.

The film stars Michel Côté as Piché, with Côté's real-life son Maxime Le Flaguais playing the younger Piché in flashbacks. The cast also includes Normand D'Amour, Sophie Prégent, Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse and Isabelle Guérard.[2]

The film received two Genie Award nominations at the 31st Genie Awards, for Best Cinematography (Ronald Plante) and Best Editing (Yvann Thibaudeau).[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.filmsquebec.com/films/piche-entre-ciel-et-terre-sylvain-archambault/ "Piché: entre ciel et terre – Film de Sylvain Archambault"
  2. "Between terror and boredom". Montreal Gazette, July 7, 2010.
  3. "«Le Monde de Barney» et «Incendies» obtiennent le plus de nominations aux Génie: Génie: «Le Monde de Barney» et «Incendies» favoris". Canadian Press, February 2, 2011.