| The Castle | |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Denys Desjardins |
| Producer: | Denys Desjardins |
| Starring: | Denys Desjardins Maryse Desjardins Madeleine Ducharme |
| Music: | Simon Bellefleur |
| Cinematography: | Denys Desjardins Nicolas Canniccioni Hong An Nguyen |
| Editing: | Denys Desjardins Annie Jean |
| Studio: | Films du Centaure |
| Distributor: | Films du Centaure Funfilm Distribution |
| Runtime: | 75 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | French |
The Castle (French: Le Château) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Denys Desjardins and released in 2020.[1] It profiles his mother Madeleine Ducharme, as she and her family confront the prospect of her having to move out of her independent living seniors' residence and into a managed CHSLD long-term care facility due to her advancing Alzheimer's disease.[2]
The film premiered in March 2020 at the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma,[3] before its commercial distribution on Vidéotron's Illico platform in May.[4]
Ducharme died of COVID-19 between the time of the theatrical screening and the streaming premiere.[3] In 2022 Desjardins released I Lost My Mom (J'ai placé ma mère), a sequel film which centred more on her final months in long-term care and her death.[5]
The film received two Prix Iris nominations at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021, for Best Editing in a Documentary (Desjardins, Annie Jean) and Best Sound in a Documentary (Stéphane Barsalou, Claude Beaugrand, Julie Innes).[6]