Bad Seeds (2016 film)

Bad Seeds (French: Les Mauvaises herbes) is a Canadian comedy film, directed by Louis Bélanger and released in 2016.[1]

Bad Seeds
Les Mauvaises herbes
Directed byLouis Bélanger
Produced byLorraine Dufour
Luc Vandal
Written byLouis Bélanger
Alexis Martin
StarringAlexis Martin
Luc Picard
Gilles Renaud
Emmanuelle Lussier-Martinez
Music byGuy Bélanger
CinematographyPierre Mignot
Edited byClaude Palardy
Release date
  • 11 March 2016 (2016-03-11)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The film stars Alexis Martin as Jacques, a struggling actor from Montreal who is forced to flee the city because of his unpaid gambling debts to a loan shark (Luc Picard), and ends up a partner with Simon (Gilles Renaud) and Francesca (Emmanuelle Lussier-Martinez) in a marijuana farm.[2]

The film's cast also includes Myriam Côté, Patrick Hivon, Stéphane Jacques, Yves Bélanger, Bénédicte Décary, François Papineau, Sylvio Archambault and Gary Boudreault.

Accolades

The film garnered four nominations at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, including Best Motion Picture.[3]

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Canadian Screen Awards 12 March 2017 Best Motion Picture Luc Vandal and Lorraine Dufour Nominated [4]
Best Editing Claude Palardy Nominated
Best Art Direction / Production Design André-Line Beauparlant Nominated
Best Overall Sound Marcel Chouinard, Philippe Lavigne, Stéphane Bergeron, Shaun-Nicholas Gallagher and Louis Collin Nominated
Prix Iris 4 June 2017 Best Film Luc Vandal and Lorraine Dufour Nominated [5][6]
Best Director Louis Bélanger Nominated
Best Screenplay Louis Bélanger and Alexis Martin Won
Best Supporting Actress Emmanuelle Lussier-Martinez Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Luc Picard Won
Best Casting Emanuelle Beaugrand-Champagne and Nathalie Boutrie Nominated
Best Music Guy Bélanger Nominated
Best Costume Design Sophie Lefebvre Nominated
Public Prize Louis Bélanger Nominated
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References
  1. "Mauvaises herbes, Les – Film de Louis Bélanger". Films du Québec. January 26, 2016.
  2. "Les mauvaises herbes: c'en est du bon!". La Presse. March 11, 2016.
  3. "Xavier Dolan's latest film leads the pack for this year's Canadian Screen Award nominees". National Post. 17 January 2017.
  4. Furdyk, Brent (17 January 2017). "2017 Canadian Screen Awards nominees revealed". Global News. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  5. Boutros, Magdaline (5 April 2017). "Gala Québec cinéma: Juste la fin du monde et Two Lovers and a Bear en tête". La Presse. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  6. "Gala Québec Cinéma: suivez notre couverture en direct". The Huffington Post. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.


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