| The Little Queen | |
| Native Name: | La Petite Reine |
| Director: | Alexis Durand-Brault |
| Producer: | Richard Lalonde |
| Starring: | Laurence Leboeuf Patrice Robitaille |
| Music: | Sari Dajani Pierre-Luc Rioux Marc-André Sauvageau Rudy Toussaint |
| Cinematography: | Yves Bélanger |
| Editing: | Louis-Philippe Rathé |
| Studio: | Forum Films |
| Runtime: | 108 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | French |
The Little Queen (French: La Petite Reine) is a Canadian sports drama film, directed by Alexis Durand-Brault and released in 2014.[1] Based on the true story of cyclist Geneviève Jeanson, whose career as a professional cyclist was derailed by a doping scandal, the film stars Laurence Leboeuf as Julie Arseneau, a cyclist who is caught doping just a few races short of the championship race, and Patrice Robitaille as her coach.[1]
The film premiered theatrically in June 2014.[1]
The film received four Prix Jutra nominations at the 17th Jutra Awards, for Best Actor (Robitaille), Best Actress (Leboeuf), Best Sound (Mario Auclair, Stéphane Bergeron, Marcel Pothier and Christian Rivest) and Best Editing (Louis-Philippe Rathé).[2]