Our Own (2020 film)

Our Own (French: Les nôtres) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jeanne Leblanc and released in 2020.[1] The film stars Émilie Bierre as Magalie Jodoin, a teenage girl in the small town of Sainte-Adeline, Quebec who sets off a local scandal when she gets pregnant.[2]

Our Own
Film poster
FrenchLes nôtres
Directed byJeanne Leblanc
Written byJeanne Leblanc
Judith Baribeau
Produced byBenoit Beaulieu
Marianne Farley
StarringÉmilie Bierre
Marianne Farley
Paul Doucet
Judith Baribeau
CinematographyTobie Marier Robitaille
Edited byAube Foglia
Production
company
SLYKID & SKYKID
Distributed byMaison 4:3
Release date
  • February 26, 2020 (2020-02-26) (RVQC)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The film's cast also includes Marianne Farley as Magalie's mother Isabelle, Paul Doucet as the town's mayor Jean-Marc Ricard and Judith Baribeau as Jean-Marc's wife Chantal Grégoire.[3]

The film premiered on February 26, 2020 at the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma.[4]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 90% of 41 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.00/10. The website's consensus reads: "Les Nôtres deftly hits expected beats to tell a story of betrayal whose finely calibrated direction and performances make it all the more harrowing."[5]

References
  1. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Nôtres, Les – Film de Jeanne Leblanc". Films du Québec, December 14, 2019.
  2. Maxime Demers, "Les nôtres: troublant et dérangeant". Le Journal de Québec, March 14, 2020.
  3. Martin Gignac, "Des rôles de rêve pour les femmes du film Les Nôtres". Voir, March 11, 2020.
  4. "Les Nôtres, le film percutant qui ouvre les RVQC". Ici Radio-Canada, February 26, 2020.
  5. "Les Nôtres". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved December 29, 2021.


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