Blue Thunder (2015 film)

Blue Thunder (French: Bleu tonnerre) is a Canadian short musical comedy-drama film, directed by Philippe-David Gagné and Jean-Marc E. Roy and released in 2015.[1]

Blue Thunder
FrenchBleu tonnerre
Directed byPhilippe-David Gagné
Jean-Marc E. Roy
Written byPhilippe-David Gagné
Jean-Marc E. Roy
Produced byMénaïc Raoul
Gabrielle Tougas-Fréchette
StarringDany Placard
Isabelle Blais
Sandrine Bisson
Louis Champagne
CinematographyOlivier Gossot
Edited byPhilippe-David Gagné
Jean-Marc E. Roy
Music byDany Placard
Production
company
Voyelles Films
Release date
  • March 12, 2015 (2015-03-12) (Saguenay)
Running time
21 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The film stars Dany Placard as Bruno, a sawmill worker whose girlfriend (Isabelle Blais) breaks up with him after suffering a miscarriage. Losing both his home and his job in the aftermath, Bruno is not defeated, but rather decides to rekindle his long-dormant dream of becoming a professional wrestler.[2] The film also stars Sandrine Bisson and Louis Champagne.

The film premiered at the Saguenay International Short Film Festival in March 2015,[1] where it won the Prix créativité and the Bourse de création régionale.[3] It was screened in the Director's Fortnight stream at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival,[2] where it received an honorable mention from the Illy Prize jury.

The film received a Quebec Cinema Award nomination for Best Short Film at the 18th Quebec Cinema Awards,[4] and a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards.[5]

References
  1. "Dany Placard en vedette du conte rural chanté Bleu tonnerre : La trame sonore en écoute". Voir, March 12, 2015.
  2. "Bleu tonnerre, de Saguenay à Cannes". La Presse, May 17, 2015.
  3. "Bleu tonnerre: une comédie musicale folk primée à Regard sur le court métrage". Voir, March 14, 2015.
  4. "Bleu Tonnerre aux prix Jutra". Le Quotidien, January 26, 2016.
  5. "2016 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Announced". ET Canada, January 19, 2016.


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