''Goodbye Happiness'' (french: Au revoir le bonheur) is a French Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by

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and released in 2021. The film centres on Nicolas ( François Arnaud), Thomas ( Antoine Bertrand), Charles-Alexandre ( Louis Morissette) and William (

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), four brothers who do not get along but are attempting to set aside their differences at their father's funeral. The cast also includes

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, Marilyse Bourke, Élizabeth Duperré, Geneviève Boivin-Roussy and

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. The film premiered in theatres on December 17, 2021.

Awards

The film received two

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nominations at the

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in 2022, for Best Editing ( Yvann Thibaudeau) and

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(

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and Craig Walker for "Drop the Rock").Brent Furdyk
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'', February 15, 2022.

References

External links

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Au revoir le bonheur
' (version in French with English subtitles) at Library and Archives Canada 2021 films 2021 comedy-drama films Canadian comedy-drama films Films shot in Quebec Films set in Quebec Films directed by Ken Scott 2020s French-language films French-language Canadian films 2020s Canadian films Films scored by Nicolas Errèra {{2020s-Canada-film-stub