''The Hair of the Beast'' (french: Le Poil de la bête) is a Canadian comedy horror film, directed by Philippe Gagnon and released in 2010.Charles-Henri Ramond "Poil de la bête, Le – Film de Philippe Gagnon" ''Films du Québec'', September 1, 2010.
Set in colonial
New France
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in the 1660s, the film stars
Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge
Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge (born February 28, 1976) is a Canadian actor and film producer best known for major roles in Quebec films ''Nitro'' and '' The 3 L'il Pigs (Les 3 p'tits cochons)'' in 2007.
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as Joseph Côté, a man who has escaped from prison after being sentenced to death for a crime; hiding out in Beauport after taking on the identity of a Jesuit priest, he falls in love with Marie Labotte (Viviane Audet), a '' fille du roy'' whom nobody else wants to marry, while simultaneously discovering that he is the only one who can battle the
werewolves
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who terrorize the community at night.
The cast also includes Gilles Renaud,
Patrice Robitaille
Patrice Robitaille (born 1974) is a Canadian actor and screenwriter. He is most noted as cowriter with Jean-Philippe Pearson and Ricardo Trogi of the film '' Québec-Montréal'' (2002), for which they won the Jutra Award for Best Screenplay at ...
Marie-Chantal Perron
Marie-Chantal Perron (born February 1, 1967) is a Canadian actress and fashion designer. She was born in Châteauguay, Quebec.
Biography
Perron studied at the National Theatre School of Canada, graduating in 1989.
She began her career playin ...
Martin Dubreuil
Martin Dubreuil (born May 26, 1972) is a Canadian actor and musician from Quebec.Marie-Thérèse Fortin
Marie-Thérèse Fortin (born April 14, 1959) is a Canadian actress. She has appeared in over twenty films since 1985.
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1959 births
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Canadian film actresses
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Benoît McGinnis
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,
Michel Barrette
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, Isabeau Blanche, Étienne Pilon and Virginie Morin.
Production
The film went into production in fall 2009.Mario Cloutier "Le poil de la bête : gare aux loups !" '' La Presse'', November 7, 2009.
It was originally announced as the first part of a trilogy, with the other two films to be titled ''Les enfants de chienne'' and ''La mort aux dents'', although the sequels never materialized.
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.Best Hair at the
13th Jutra Awards The 13th Jutra Awards were held on March 13, 2011 to honour films made with the participation of the Quebec film industry in 2010. Nominations were announced on February 9.Marc Cassivi"Soirée des Jutra: Incendies, favori d'un cru relevé" '' La P ...