''Maman Last Call'' is a Canadian comedy-drama film, released in 2005."A blessed event, after all". ''

Montreal Gazette The ''Montreal Gazette'', formerly titled ''The Gazette'', is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Three other daily English-language newspapers shuttered at various times during the second half of th ...

'', February 11, 2005. An adaptation of

Nathalie Petrowski Nathalie Petrowski (born 1954) is a French-born Canadian journalist and writer living in Quebec. She was born in Paris, lived in the Lorraine region and came to Canada at the age of five. She attended the Collège International Marie de France an ...

's 1995 novel, the film was written by Petrowski and directed by

François Bouvier François Bouvier is a Canadian film and television director from Quebec."A paradoxical people put on quite the show". ''The Globe and Mail'', June 15, 1985. His credits have included the films ''Jacques and November (Jacques et novembre)'', ''Unf ...

. The film stars

Sophie Lorain Sophie Lorain (born Sophie-Hélène Lorain; 20 November 1957) is a French-Canadian actress, director and producer. She is known for having played Anne Fortier in the highly rated television series '' Fortier'' that first aired in Quebec, Can ...

as Alice Malenfant, a career-oriented journalist who has resisted marrying and start a family with her boyfriend Louis (

Patrick Huard Patrick Huard (born January 2, 1969) is a Quebec-born Canadian actor, writer and comedian. Career Patrick Huard broke into the Quebec show business scene in 1989 as a comedian, actor and television personality. A hard-working multifaceted talen ...

), but unexpectedly finds herself pregnant. Petrowski garnered a

Genie Award The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978; also known as the "Etrog Awards," for scu ...

nomination for

Best Adapted Screenplay This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...

at the

26th Genie Awards The 26th Genie Awards were held on March 13, 2006 to honour films released in 2005. The ceremony was held at The Carlu theatre in Toronto. The ceremony was hosted by Lisa Ray and Terry David Mulligan. Nominees and winners The Genie Award winner i ...

."C.R.A.Z.Y. faces off against Maurice Richard with 14 nominations apiece". ''

'', February 8, 2006.

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* 2005 films Canadian comedy-drama films Films directed by François Bouvier 2005 comedy-drama films French-language Canadian films 2000s Canadian films {{2000s-Canada-film-stub