Sable Island | |
Native Name: | |
Director: | Johanne Prégent |
Producer: | Claudio Luca |
Starring: | Caroline Dhavernas Sébastien Huberdeau Anick Lemay |
Music: | Clode Hamelin |
Cinematography: | Pierre Mignot |
Editing: | Claude Palardy |
Studio: | Ciné-Télé-Action |
Distributor: | Film Tonic |
Runtime: | 90 minutes |
Country: | Canada |
Language: | French |
Sable Island (French: L'Île de sable) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Johanne Prégent and released in 1999.[1] The film stars Caroline Dhavernas as Manou, a 16-year-old girl from smalltown Quebec who runs off with her boyfriend Jim (Sébastien Huberdeau) to Sable Island, Nova Scotia following the death of her mother; during the trip she regularly calls home to speak to her older sister Geneviève (Anick Lemay), who reveals family secrets that radically reconfigure Manou's understanding of her life.[2]
The film's cast also includes François Papineau as Geneviève's boyfriend, and Marie Tifo as Jim's mother.
Huberdeau received a Jutra Award nomination for Best Actor at the 2nd Jutra Awards in 2000.