''How to Get Your Parents to Divorce'' (french: Pas d'chicane dans ma cabane!, lit. "No Fighting in My House!") is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by
Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers
Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers is a Canadian film director and producer from Quebec. She is most noted for her 2019 short film '' Just Me and You (Juste moi et toi)'', which was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the ...
and released in 2022. The film stars Charlotte St-Martin as Justine, a preteen girl who is frustrated by the constant fighting of her parents Julie (
Isabelle Blais
Isabelle Sophie Emilie Blais (born June 21, 1975) is a Canadian film and television actress and singer.
History
Isabelle Blais was born on June 21, 1975 in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. She is a graduate of the Montreal campus of the Conservatoir ...
) and Martin (
Pierre-Luc Brillant
Pierre-Luc Brillant (born January 29, 1978) is a Canadian actor and musician. He is best known for his performance in the film ''C.R.A.Z.Y.'', for which he received a Prix Jutra nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 2006.
Brillant is also a m ...
), and plots with her friends to figure out how to convince them to divorce.
The film's cast also includes Louka Bélanger-Leos, Charlie Fortier, Liam Patenaude, Simone Laperle, Joanie Guérin, Elliot Léonard, Jamal Fortier and
Pierrette Robitaille
Pierrette Robitaille C.M. (born June 6, 1950) is a Canadian film and television actress from Quebec.
Career
Robitaille is a two-time Genie Award nominee for Best Actress, for her role as Mme Therrien in ''It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux (C't'à ...
.
The film premiered at the Festival du film de l'Outaouais on June 8, 2022,
before opening commercially on June 10.
Awards
The film was screened at the 2023
Canadian Film Festival
The Canadian Film Festival, formerly known as the Canadian Filmmakers Festival, is an annual film festival in Toronto, Ontario. Showcasing a program of Canadian independent films, it is held in March of each year and usually runs for five days.
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, where it won the awards for Best Screenplay and Best Ensemble Cast.
[Kelly Townsend]
"Babysitter wins Best Feature at 2023 Canadian Film Fest"
'' Playback'', April 3, 2023.
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2022 films
2022 comedy-drama films
Canadian comedy-drama films
Films shot in Montreal
Films set in Montreal
French-language Canadian films
2020s Canadian films
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