Small Blind | |
Native Name: | |
Director: | Simon Galiero |
Producer: | Simon Galiero |
Starring: | Micheline Bernard Julien Poulin Pierre-Luc Brillant |
Music: | Domenico Scarlatti |
Cinematography: | Nicolas Canniccioni |
Editing: | Simon Galiero |
Studio: | Les Films de l'Autre |
Runtime: | 80 minutes |
Country: | Canada |
Language: | French |
Small Blind (fr|La mise à l'aveugle) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Simon Galiero and released in 2012.[1] The film stars Micheline Bernard as Denise, a woman rebuilding her life after being divorced by her husband Michel (Julien Poulin) and pushed out of her job with the family company by her son Alex (Pierre-Luc Brillant). Moving into a new apartment, she is initiated into the world of poker by her new neighbours Éric (Marc Fournier), Paul (Louis Sincennes) and Julie (Christine Beaulieu).[2]
The film premiered at the Festival du nouveau cinéma in October 2012,[3] before opening commercially in December.
Bernard received a Prix Jutra nomination for Best Actress at the 15th Jutra Awards in 2013.[4]