''Route 132'' is a 2010 Canadian drama film from
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 ...
. Directed by
Louis Bélanger
Louis Bélanger (born 1964 in Beauport, Quebec) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He has a degree in communications from UQAM. He is a close friend and collaborator of filmmaker Denis Chouinard; both men created several short films ...
and written by Bélanger and
Alexis Martin, the film stars Martin and
François Papineau
François Papineau (born 24 December 1966) is a Canadian actor who worked in stage and the Cinema of Quebec for over 25 years.
Papineau graduated from the National Theatre School of Canada in 1990. He was nominated for the Genie Award for Best ...
as Bob and Gilles, two men who embark on a road trip and crime spree along
Quebec Route 132 following the death of Gilles' son.
The film garnered three
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 ...
nominations at the
31st Genie Awards
The 31st Genie Awards ceremony was held on March 10, 2011 to honour films released in 2010. , including
Best Actor
Best Actor is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actors in a film, television series, television film or play.
The term most often refers to th ...
for Papineau,
for Martin and
Best Original Screenplay for Bélanger and Martin.
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2010 films
Canadian crime drama films
2010 crime drama films
Films set in Quebec
Films directed by Louis Bélanger
2010s drama road movies
Canadian drama road movies
French-language Canadian films
2010s Canadian films
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