''Noir'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Yves Christian Fournier and released in 2015.
An
ensemble cast
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Structure
In contrast to ...
film set primarily in the impoverished
Montreal North
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area,"Noir takes a grim view of gang life; Mean streets of Montreal North front and centre". ''
Montreal Gazette
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'', April 10, 2015. the film focuses on a variety of interconnected storylines. Characters include Dickens (Kémy St-Eloi) and Bobby (Clauter Alexandre), two
Haitian Canadian
Haitian Canadians are Canadian citizens of Haitian descent or Haiti-born people who reside in Canada. As of 2016, more than 86% of Haitian Canadians reside in Quebec.
Haitian Migration to Canada
Immigration 1960-1980
Immigration from Haiti ...
brothers involved in the
gang
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lifestyle; Kadhafi (
Salim Kechiouche
Salim Kechiouche (born 2 April 1979) is a French actor.
Early life
He was born to Algerian parents. While 15 years old, he was first discovered by French actor director Gaël Morel. Morel gave him his first role in a feature film, '' À Toute ...
n immigrant who works in a dry cleaning shop with Jean-Jacques (
Benz Antoine
Benz Antoine (born June 22, 1972) is a Haitian-Canadian actor who has made over 100 film and television appearances.
Early life and education
Benz Antoine was born in 1972 in Montreal, Canada and is the oldest of the three children raised by hi ...
) and dreams of becoming a hip hop star; and Suzie (Jade-Mariuka Robitaille), a stripper in a relationship with drug dealer Evans (Christopher Charles) while simultaneously connected in an ambiguous way to Phil (
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 ...
).
Kechiouche garnered 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.18th Jutra Awards The 18th Quebec Cinema Awards ceremony ( fr , Gala du cinéma québécois 2016) were held on March 20, 2016 to honour films made with the participation of the Quebec film industry in 2015."Jutra : 10 nominations pour Corbo et La passion d'Augustine" Ici Radio-Canada Nouvelles, January 25, 2016.