On My Mother's Side

On My Mother's Side (French: L'Origine des espèces) is a Canadian psychological thriller film, directed by Dominic Goyer and released in 2016.[1] The film stars Marc Paquet as David, an architect who discovers that his father Paul (Marc Béland) is not his real biological father, and undertakes an effort to uncover the truth of his origins.[2]

On My Mother's Side
FrenchL'Origine des espèces
Directed byDominic Goyer
Written byDominic Goyer
Produced byValérie d'Auteuil
André Rouleau
StarringMarc Paquet
Marc Béland
Élise Guilbault
CinematographyMathieu Laverdière
Edited byMichel Grou
Music byAntoine Bédard
Production
company
Caramel Films
Distributed byChristal Films
Release date
  • April 22, 2016 (2016-04-22)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The film's cast also includes Sylvie de Morais-Nogueira, Élise Guilbault, Germain Houde, David La Haye, Gilles Pelletier and Cynthia Wu-Maheux.

Wu-Maheux received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 19th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2017.[3]

References

  1. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Origine des espèces, L’ – Film de Dominic Goyer". Films du Québec, March 27, 2016.
  2. Chantal Guy, "L'origine des espèces: au pays des mensonges". La Presse, April 22, 2016.
  3. Marc-André Lussier, "Gala Québec Cinéma: relève de la garde". La Presse, June 4, 2017.


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