''L'Affaire Dumont'' is a Canadian drama film, released in 2012. Written by Danielle Dansereau based on a true story and directed by Daniel "Podz" Grou, the film stars

Marc-André Grondin Marc-André Grondin (born March 11, 1984) is a Canadian actor, known for his role as Xavier Laflamme in the 2011 ice hockey film ''Goon''. He also played Zachary Beaulieu in Jean-Marc Vallée's film '' C.R.A.Z.Y.'' (2005), for which he won a Jutr ...

as Michel Dumont, a divorced young father of two who is accused of a

sexual assault Sexual assault is an act in which one intentionally sexually touches another person without that person's consent, or coerces or physically forces a person to engage in a sexual act against their will. It is a form of sexual violence, which ...

he did not commit.Brendan Kelly, "'It's my version of a horror film'; L'Affaire Dumont tells the 'mind-boggling' but true story of a Montreal man wrongly convicted of rape". ''

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'', September 10, 2012. The film's cast also includes

Geneviève Brouillette Geneviève Brouillette (born August 23, 1969 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec) is a French Canadian television and film actress from Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. Since 1998 she has gradually appeared in film and she appeared in ''A Sunday in Kigali'' in ...

Patrick Hivon Patrick Hivon (born July 5, 1975) is a Canadian actor from Montreal, Quebec. He was a Jutra Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the 17th Jutra Awards in 2015 for ''Guardian Angel (L'Ange gardien)'', a Gémeaux Award nominee as Best Suppor ...

Marilyn Castonguay Marilyn Castonguay is a Canadian actress, best known for her performance in the 2012 film ''L'Affaire Dumont''."Marilyn Castonguay a le vent dans les voiles". ''Le Journal de Montréal'', September 5, 2012. A graduate of the National Theatre School ...

Emmanuel Schwartz Emmanuel Schwartz is a Canadian actor and playwright from Montreal, Quebec. J. Kelly Nestruck, "Bilingual actor Emmanuel Schwartz brings Montreal together, reopening stages in French and English". ''The Globe and Mail'', September 23, 2020. He is ...

Guy Thauvette Guy Thauvette (born March 19, 1944) is a Canadian actor from Pointe-des-Cascades, Quebec, Pointe-des-Cascades, Quebec. He is most noted for his performance in the film ''Infiltration (2017 film), Infiltration (Le problème d'infiltration)'', for ...

and Cynthia Wu-Maheux.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Affaire Dumont 2012 films Canadian drama films Films directed by Daniel Grou 2012 drama films Films about pedophilia Canadian films based on actual events French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films 2010s French-language films