''Before We Explode'' (french: Avant qu'on explose) is a Canadian
sex comedy
Sex comedy, erotic comedy or more broadly sexual comedy is a genre in which comedy is motivated by sexual situations and love affairs. Although "sex comedy" is primarily a description of dramatic forms such as theatre and film, literary works such ...
film, directed by
Rémi St-Michel and released in 2019. The film stars
Étienne Galloy as Pier-Luc, a teenager who fears that the diplomatic war of words between
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of P ...
and
Kim Jong-un is going to escalate into
World War III
World War III or the Third World War, often abbreviated as WWIII or WW3, are names given to a hypothetical worldwide large-scale military conflict subsequent to World War I and World War II. The term has been in use since at ...
, and embarks on a quest to lose his virginity before the world blows up.
The film's cast also includes Amadou Madani Tall, William Monette,
Julianne Côté
Julianne Côté (born May 7, 1990) is a Canadian film and television actress, best known for her Canadian Screen Award-nominated performance in the 2014 film ''You're Sleeping Nicole (Tu dors Nicole)''.
Her other roles have included the televisio ...
,
Monia Chokri
Monia Chokri (born 27 June 1982) is a Canadian actress and film director.
Life and career
Born in Quebec City in 1982, she began her acting career after she completed her studies at Montreal's Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in 2005. Her mother is ...
,
Brigitte Poupart
Brigitte Poupart is a Canadian actress and filmmaker. She is most noted for her performance in the film '' Ravenous'' (''Les Affamés'') and for directing the 2012 film '' Over My Dead Body.''
Early life
Poupart was accepted both to law school ...
,
Antoine Olivier Pilon
Antoine Olivier Pilon (born 23 June 1997) is a Canadian actor.
Early life
Born in Montreal, Antoine Olivier Pilon moved with his family to Port-Daniel–Gascons in Quebec's Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine when he was four. Studying in Le Ph ...
, and
Rose-Marie Perreault
Rose-Marie Perreault is a Canadian actress. She is most noted for her performance in the film ''Fake Tattoos (Les Faux tatouages)'', for which she received a Prix Iris nomination for Revelation of the Year at the 20th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2018, ...
.
The film premiered in February 2019 at the
Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma
The Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma (formerly known as Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois) is a festival created in 1982 to celebrate the cinematographic production of Quebec, Canada.
The goal of the festival is to promote the Cinema of Quebec and i ...
. It received two
Prix Iris
The Prix Iris is a Canadian film award, presented annually by Québec Cinéma, which recognizes talent and achievement in the mainly francophone feature film industry in Quebec.[21st Quebec Cinema Awards The 21st Quebec Cinema Awards, the 21st overall ceremony in the history of the Quebec Cinema Awards, were held on June 2, 2019 in Montreal. Cinematographer Pierre Mignot also received the Iris Tribute.
Winners and nominees
Nominees and winners are ...]
, for
Best Screenplay (
Éric K. Boulianne) and
Best Original Music (Peter Venne).
"Gala Québec Cinéma : 1991 de Ricardo Trogi mène la course avec 16 nominations"
Ici Radio-Canada
ICI or Ici may refer to:
Companies and organisations
* ICI Homes, builder, Florida. US
* Former UK Imperial Chemical Industries
** ICI Australia, later Orica
* Independent Curators International, New York City, US
* Indian Concrete Institute
* I ...
, April 11, 2019.
References
External links
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2019 films
2010s sex comedy films
Canadian sex comedy films
2010s French-language films
2019 comedy films
Apocalyptic films
French-language Canadian films
2010s Canadian films
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