''Life with My Father'' (french: La Vie avec mon père) is a Canadian drama film, directed by

Sébastien Rose Sébastien Rose (born June 30, 1969, in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadians, Canadian film director and screenwriter. His debut film, ''How My Mother Gave Birth to Me During Menopause (Comment ma mère accoucha de moi durant sa ménopause)'', won the ...

and released in 2005. The film stars

Raymond Bouchard Raymond Bouchard (born March 7, 1945 in Lauzon, Quebec, Lauzon, Quebec) is a Canadians, Canadian film, television and stage actor. He is most noted for his performances in the film ''Seducing Doctor Lewis (La Grande séduction)'', for which he rec ...

as François Agira, a successful novelist returning home to

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

after spending several years living in

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

to announce that he is terminally ill, forcing his estranged sons Paul (

Paul Ahmarani Paul Ahmarani (born 1972) is a Canadian actor. Both his parents have a teaching background; one is from Cacouna, Quebec, Cacouna, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec and the other from the Mediterranean coast. Ahmarani is known for his roles in the movies ...

) and Patrick (

David La Haye David La Haye (born April 19, 1966) is a Canadian actor. Career He began his career in films in Yves Simoneau's ''Dans le ventre du dragon'' opposite such veteran stars as Rémy Girard and Pierre Curzi. With piercing eyes and an intense physic ...

) to make peace with him and each other. The cast also includes

Hélène Florent Hélène Florent is a Canadian film and television actress. Her roles have included the television series ''Les Invincibles'', ''Toute la vérité'', ''La galère'', and the 2000s revival of ''Lance et compte'', as well as the films ''Yellowknife ...

Julie du Page Julie Pichard du Page (born 6 October 1973) is a Canadian actress and model. Early life and career Du Page was born in Paris into a family of French nobility but spent the most of her life in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, later moving back to Paris t ...

, Pierre-Antoine Lasnier, Nicolas Canuel,

Benoît McGinnis Benoît McGinnis is a Canadian theatre, film and television actor who was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in ''Le Banquet''. McGinnis has also appeared in other works including the hit ...

and

Christine Beaulieu Christine Beaulieu is a Canadian actress and playwright from Quebec. She received a Canadian Screen Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards, and a Prix Iris nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 18 ...

. The film premiered theatrically in March 2005. The film won the Audience Award at the

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ( cs, Mezinárodní filmový festival Karlovy Vary) is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival is one of the oldest in the world and has become ...

."La Vie avec mon père remporte le Prix du public"

TVA Nouvelles TVA Nouvelles is the news division of TVA, a French language television network in Canada. Programs produced by the division include nightly local and national newscasts branded as ''TVA Nouvelles'', as well as the news magazine program ''JE'' ...

, July 9, 2005.

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* 2005 films Canadian drama films Films shot in Quebec Films directed by Sébastien Rose French-language Canadian films 2000s Canadian films {{2000s-Canada-film-stub