''Jo for Jonathan'' (french: Jo pour Jonathan) is a Canadian drama film, directed by

Maxime Giroux Maxime Giroux (born 16 April 1976) is a film director from Quebec, Canada. Giroux was born in Montreal, Quebec. He has directed several short films, videoclips and commercial videos. In 2006, his film '' The Days (Les Jours)'' won the prize for be ...

and released in 2010.Charles-Henri Ramond
"Jo pour Jonathan – Film de Maxime Giroux"
''Films du Québec'', February 21, 2011. The film stars Raphaël Lacaille as Jonathan, a teenager who wants to emulate his older brother Thomas (Jean-Sébastien Courchesne) and become a player in the world of illegal car racing. Despite not yet having a driver's license, he enters a race and loses, getting into trouble as he does not have money to pay; Thomas must bail him out by racing himself, but is gravely injured in an accident. The film premiered at the

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in August 2010, and had its Canadian premiere at the

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, September 22, 2010. It went into commercial release in March 2011. Lacaille won the

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award for best actor in a Canadian film at the 2010

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.Graeme McRanor, "It's a wrap for 10th anniversary of Whistler Film Festival; Highlights included a chat with filmmakers Monte Hellman, Bruce McDonald and Atom Egoyan and a new home for the film fest". ''

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'', December 6, 2010.

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* 2010 films 2010 drama films Canadian crime drama films Films directed by Maxime Giroux French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films Films scored by Olivier Alary {{2010s-Canada-film-stub