Amsterdam (2013 Film)
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''Amsterdam'' is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Stefan Miljevic and released in 2013. The film centres on Jeff (
Gabriel Sabourin Gabriel Sabourin is a Canadian actor and screenwriter from Quebec."Pour lâ ...
), Marc (
Louis Champagne Louis Champagne is a Canadian talk radio personality, who is hosts a morning daily program on CKGS-FM in La Baie, Quebec. He was the longtime host of another daily program on CKRS-FM until November 2008. He is best known for controversial remark ...
) and Sam (
Robin Aubert Robin Aubert (born May 13, 1972) is a Canadian actor, screenwriter and film director.
), three friends from
Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
who plan a weekend fishing trip that unexpectedly turns into an impromptu flight to
Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...
, where Sam reveals that his wife Madeleine (
Suzanne Clément Suzanne Clément (born 12 May 1969) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her work in Xavier Dolan's arthouse films ''I Killed My Mother'' (2009), '' Laurence Anyways'' (2012), and '' Mommy'' (2014). With Emilie DeQuenne, she shared the Un Ce ...
) is pregnant and he does not want to return home."Boys weekend away becomes a mess of lies - and plot". ''
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'', October 11, 2013.
The film received two
Canadian Screen Award The Canadian Screen Awards (french: link=no, Les prix Écrans canadiens) are awards given for artistic and technical merit in the film industry recognizing excellence in Canadian film, English-language television, and digital media ( web series ...
nominations at the
2nd Canadian Screen Awards The 2nd Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 9, 2014, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2013.Best Editing ( Carina Baccanale) and Best Overall Sound (Arnaud Derimay, Benoît Leduc and Stéphane Bergeron).


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* 2013 films 2013 comedy-drama films Canadian comedy-drama films Quebec films French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films {{Quebec-film-stub