''In Broad Daylight'' (french: Au grand jour) is a Canadian drama film, directed by
Emmanuel Tardif and released in 2022.
[Melanie Goodfellow]
"‘In Broad Daylight’: First-Look Trailer For Canadian Karlovy Vary Title"
'' Deadline Hollywood'', June 27, 2022. The film centres on a reclusive wealthy family who have spent months living in virtual isolation in the family mansion to prevent their community from finding out that daughter Hélène (
Amaryllis Tremblay) has gotten pregnant from a one-night stand, only to have their fragile equilibrium challenged when Hélène leaves the house soon after the baby's birth to look for the father.
["« AU GRAND JOUR » de Emmanuel Tardif en première mondiale au 56e Festival international du film de Karlovy Vary"]
''CTVM'', June 1, 2022.
The cast also includes
Karine Gonthier-Hyndman and David Savard as Hélène's parents, Elijah Patrice as her brother,
Marianne Fortier
Marianne Fortier (born 2 November 1993 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a Canadian actress. Her breakthrough came with a leading role in the film ''Aurore''.
Filmography
* 2005: '' Aurore'' : ''Aurore''
* 2006: ''À mère et marée'' (short film) : ...
as a relative mystified by her family's lack of contact, and
Jean-Simon Leduc as Antonin, the baby's father.
[
The film entered production in 2020 in ]Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford
Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Rouville Regional County Municipality in the province's Montérégie region. The population as of the 2011 Canadian Census was 2,870.
Demographics
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, Quebec.[Marie-Ève Lambert]
"Un film d’Emmanuel Tardif tourné à St-Paul-d’Abbotsford"
'' La Voix de l'Est'', August 12, 2020.
It premiered in the Proxima competition for emerging filmmakers at the 56th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in July 2022.[ It had its Canadian premiere at the ]2022 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival
The 2022 edition of the Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, the 34th edition in the event's history, took place from September 17 to 25, 2022 in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. The lineup was announced on August 25.
Similarly to the 2022 Tor ...
in September, and its Quebec premiere at the Cinemania film festival in November. At Cinemania, the film received an honorable mention from the Jury Prize jury.[Charles-Henri Ramond]
"Cinemania annonce ses lauréats"
''Films du Québec'', November 14, 2022.
Commercial release was slated for April 2023, but was cancelled in January after Tardif was arrested for allegedly murdering his mother.[Constance Cazzanigga]
"Sortie annulée pour «Au grand jour» après l’arrestation de son réalisateur"
'' Métro'', January 26, 2023.
References
External links
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2022 films
2020s French-language films
French-language Canadian films
Films set in Quebec
Films shot in Quebec
Canadian drama films
2022 drama films
2020s Canadian films
Quebec films
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