''May God Bless America'' (french: Que Dieu bénisse l'Amérique) is a Canadian drama film, directed by
Robert Morin
Robert Morin (born May 20, 1949) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer. In 2009, he received Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts.
Biography
Robert Morin is known for his very personal, dark, and pessimi ...
and released in 2006. A critique of suburban values and lifestyles, the film stars
Gildor Roy
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Quebec
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who is investigating a spate of murders of suspected
sex offenders
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on September 11, 2001, in a community that is largely wrapped up in its own petty dramas with virtually everybody remaining oblivious to or unconcerned about the concurrent
September 11 attacks
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in
New York City
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.
The cast also includes
Normand D'Amour
Normand D'Amour (born September 22, 1962) is a Canadian actor from Montreal, Quebec. He is most noted for his supporting role in the film '' Everything Is Fine (Tout est parfait)'', for which he won the Jutra Award for Best Supporting Actor at ...
,
René-Daniel Dubois
René-Daniel Dubois, OC (born July 20, 1955, in Montreal) is a Québécois playwright and actor.
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Movie career
He is best known for his 1985 play ''Being at Home with Claude'', which was adapted into an award-winning film in 1992 and th ...
Sylvain Marcel
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, Dominique Quesnel,
Jean-Guy Bouchard Jean-Guy Bouchard is a Canadian actor from Quebec. He is most noted for his role as Tonio in the film ''Requiem for a Handsome Bastard (Requiem pour un beau sans-coeur)'', for which he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor at ...
and Benoît Rousseau.
Morin described the film as having been inspired in part by
Albert Camus
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's novel '' The Stranger'', with themes around the danger of individuality taken to extremes.
The film premiered on February 17, 2006 at the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois.
Awards
Morin received a
Prix Iris
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Ici Radio-Canada
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