MY INTERNSHIP IN CANADA
A film by
Philippe Falardeau
Cast
Patrick Huard, Irdens Exantus, Clémence Dufresne-Deslières, Sonia Cordeau, Paul Doucet, Jules Philip, Robin Aubert, Micheline Lanctôt et Suzanne Clément
Details
2015 – Canada – French – 108minutes – Color
Awards & Festivals
– World premier at Festival Int. du film de Locarno
– Toronto Int. Film Festival
– Hambourg’s Filmfest
– Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival, People’s Choice Award
Distribution
Canada
Films Séville
International
Playtime
Trailer
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Synopsis
Guibord is an independent Member of Parliament who represents Prescott-Makadewà-Rapides-aux Outardes, a vast county in Northern Quebec. As the entire country watches, Guibord unwillingly finds himself in the awkward position of holding the decisive vote to determine whether Canada will go to war. Accompanied by his wife, his daughter and an idealistic intern from Haiti named Souverain (Sovereign) Pascal, Guibord travels across his district in order to consult his constituents. While groups of lobbyists get involved in a debate that spins out of control, the MP will have to face his own conscience. My Internship in Canada (Guibord s’en va-t-en guerre) is a biting political satire in which politicians, citizens and lobbyists go head-to-head tearing democracy to shreds.
Crew
Writer and director : Philippe Falardeau
Producers: Luc Déry, Kim McCraw
Line producer: Claude Paiement
Director of photography: Ronald Plante
Production designer: André-Line Beauparlant
Costume designer: Sophie Lefebvre
Editor: Richard Comeau
Music: Martin Léon
Sound: Claude La Haye, Sylvain Bellemare, Bernard Gariépy Strobl