''Karmina 2'' (french: Karmina 2, L'Enfer de Chabot) is a Canadian

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film from

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, directed by

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and released in 2001.

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, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 116. A sequel to the 1996 film ''

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'', the film centres on Ghislain Chabot (

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), the potion-maker who had a smaller supporting role in the first film. When his wife Linda (Diane Lavallée) throws him out of the house after a fight, blocking his access to the potion that he sells to

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s to allow them to take human form, he is forced to figure out how to get back into the house to reclaim his supplies. Meanwhile, Karmina (

Isabelle Cyr Isabelle Cyr is a Canadian actress and singer from Moncton, New Brunswick. She is most noted for her performance as the title character in the 1996 film ''Karmina'', for which she received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actress at the 18th Ge ...

) and Philippe ( Robert Brouillette) return to

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. The cast also includes Yves Pelletier, Sylvie Léonard,

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, Sylvie Potvin,

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, Annie Dufresne, Michel Laperrière, Louis Champagne, Richard Thériault, Gary Boudreault and

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Awards

The film received two

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nominations at the 22nd Genie Awards in 2002, for Best Overall Sound (Luc Boudrias, Yvon Benoît,

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, Benoit Leduc) and

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(Marcel Pothier, Mathieu Beaudin, Jérôme Décarie, Jacques Plante, Claire Pochon).

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was a

Jutra Award The Prix Iris is a Canadian film award, presented annually by Québec Cinéma, which recognizes talent and achievement in the mainly francophone feature film industry in Quebec.Best Editing at the

4th Jutra Awards The 4th Jutra Awards were held on February 17, 2002, to honour films made with the participation of the Quebec film industry in 2001.Agnes Poirier"Quebec Jutra awards finalists announced" '' Screen Daily'', January 24, 2002. '' Soft Shell Man (Un ...

.Agnes Poirier
"Quebec Jutra awards finalists announced"
''

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'', January 24, 2002.

References

External links

* 2001 films 2001 comedy horror films Films directed by Gabriel Pelletier 1990s French-language films Films set in Quebec Canadian vampire films Canadian comedy horror films French-language Canadian films 2000s Canadian films Canadian sequel films Canadian romantic horror films {{2000s-Canada-film-stub