Congorama
A film by Philippe Falardeau, 2006-
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Languages: French
Subtitles: English
Format: 1 :1.85
Sound: Dolby SR
Duration: 90 min
Countries: Canada, Belgium, France
Year: 2006
SYNOPSIS
-Michel, son of a paralysed writer, husband to a Congolese refugee and father of a future tennis champion, is an erratic Belgian inventor whose boss does not understand him. At the age of 41, he discovers he is adopted and was born secretly in a barn… in Quebec. And that’s just the start of the story. Louis Legros, a gifted Quebec gemmologist, is eagerly awaited in Antwerp where he is to give a conference. But when the Minister of Energy summons him to ask for his help, Louis cancels his trip and returns to the village of his childhood, retracing the footsteps of his father who disappeared two years earlier. He is looking for the blueprint of a revolutionary electric car designed by his father and coveted by the government. Sainte-Cécile is an uninspiring village, the sort you drive through without a glance. In the summer of the year 2000, Michel and Louis meet there by accident, like two missiles with converging trajectories. The collision will change their lives, those of their families and the whole future of the car industry.
Welcome to the Congorama.
CREDITS
-Director: Philippe Falardeau
Script: Philippe Falardeau
Director of Photography: André Turpin
Sound: Laurent Benaïm
Editor: Frédérique Broos
Artistic direction: Jean Babin
Cast: Olivier Gourmet, Paul Ahmarani, Jean Pierre Cassel, Claudia Tagbo, Arnaud Mouithys, Lorraine Pintal, Gabriel Arcand, Guy Pion
Produced by Tarantula (Belgium), Tarantula (France), Micro-scope (Canada), RTBF (belgian television)
Internationales sales : The Works
FESTIVALS
-Film de clôture - Quinzaine des réalisateurs
Festival du film de Munich, Allemagne
Festival international du film de Toronto
Section "Special Présentation"
Festival du film de l'Atlantique, Halifax, N.-E
Prix du meilleur film Canadien
Festival international du film de Vancouver, C.-B.
Festival international du film francophone de Namur, Belgique
Festival international du film de Pusan, Corée du Sud
Rencontres du cinéma francophone en Beaujolais, Villefranche sur Saone, France
Festival du nouveau cinéma de Montréal, Québec
Film d'ouverture
Festival en route vers le monde, La Roche sur Yon, France
Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Rouyn-Noranda, Qc
Festival du film de Sarlat, France
Cinéma du Québec à Paris, France
Film d'ouverture
Festival du film de Whisler, C.-B.
Festival international du film de Palm Springs, Etats-Unis - 2007
Festival du film de Cornwall (Toronto Film Circuit), Ontario
Festival international du film de Göteborg, Suède
Toronto Top Ten (Toronto Film Circuit), Ontario
Vancouver Rendez-Vous (Toronto Film Circuit), C.-B.
Festival du film de North Bay (Toronto Film Circuit), Ontario
Festival du film de Salmon Arm (Toronto Film Circuit), C.-B.
Festival international du film de Santa Barbara, Etats-Unis
Annual Canadian Cinema Showcase : North of Hollywood Tour (Toronto Film Circuit), Royaume-Uni et Irlande
Festival du film Canadien de Kingston (Toronto Film Circuit), Ontario
Festival du film Canadien de London (Toronto Film Circuit), Ontario
Festival du film de Thunder Bay (Toronto Film Circuit), Ontario
Jutras of Canadian academy of cinema and television : Best Film, Best Movie Maker, Best Actor, Best Supporting Role, Best Script
