''Henri Henri'' is a Canadian film 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 ...

, released in 2014."Film review: Henri Henri has a light touch"
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'', November 24, 2014. A quirky comedy described by the ''

'' as an attempt to create "Quebec's own '' Amélie''", the film is the feature debut of television and documentary director Martin Talbot. The film stars

Victor Andrés Trelles Turgeon Victor Andrés Trelles Turgeon, sometimes credited as Victor Trelles, is a Canadian actor from Quebec. He is most noted for his performance in the 2012 film ''The Torrent (Le Torrent)'', for which he received a Prix Jutra nomination for Best Actor ...

as the title character Henri Henri, an orphan who was raised and lives in a convent in

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. He finds his life turned upside down when the nuns sell the convent to a real estate developer, forcing Henri to move out and learn how to make his way in the outside world. The film garnered six

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nominations at the

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( Mathieu Laverdière), Best Costume Design (

Francesca Chamberland Francesca Chamberland is a Canadian costume designer. She began her career working in the wardrobe department on films including '' Some Girls'' (1988) and '' In Love and War'' (1996), eventually becoming wardrobe master for the 1997 film '' In t ...

), Best Editing (

Arthur Tarnowski Arthur Tarnowski (born January 20, 1971, in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian film and television editor. He is most noted as a three-time Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Editing, receiving nominations at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards in 201 ...

Best Sound Editing This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow List of film awards, film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awa ...

(Christian Rivest), Best Original Score (Patrick Lavoie) and Best Makeup (Lizanne Lasalle)."Canadian Screen Awards Unveil Nominations"
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'', January 13, 2015.

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* 2014 films Canadian comedy films Quebec films Films shot in Quebec Films set in Montreal French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-Canada-film-stub