''The Outlander'' (french: Le Survenant) is a Canadian drama film from
Quebec
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, directed by
Érik Canuel
Érik Canuel (born 1961) is a film director and actor from Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Canuel, the son of actor Yvan Canuel, began his career in the mid-1980s making music videos for such artists as Paul Piché, Sass Jordan, Norman Iceberg, Vil ...
and released in 2005. An adaptation of
's novel ''Le Survenant'', the film stars
Jean-Nicolas Verreault
Jean-Nicolas Verreault (born August 28, 1967) is a Canadian actor from Quebec. He is most noted for his starring role as Evian in the 2000 film '' Maelström'', for which he was a Genie Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the 21st Genie Aw ...
as the title character, a mysterious stranger whose arrival in the small town of Chénal-du-Moine significantly shakes up the community.
Awards
The film received five
Genie Award
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nominations at the
26th Genie Awards
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Nominees and winners
The Genie Award winner i ...
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'', January 26, 2006.
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Best Adapted Screenplay:
Diane Cailhier
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Best Cinematography:
Bernard Couture
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Best Costume Design:
Francesca Chamberland
Francesca Chamberland is a Canadian costume designer. She began her career working in the wardrobe department on films including ''Some Girls'' (1988) and '' In Love and War'' (1996), eventually becoming wardrobe master for the 1997 film '' In the ...
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Best Sound Editing
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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: Alice Wright, Valéry Dufort-Boucher, Alexis Farand, Jacques Plante and Christian Rivest
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Best Original Song
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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Sylvain Cossette
Sylvain Cossette (born May 8, 1963) is a French-Canadian singer from Grand-Mère, Quebec (located in the Mauricie region). He was a founding member of the Quebec-based English-language band Paradox in 1984 before becoming a French-language solo a ...
,
Michel Corriveau
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Biography
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and Robert Marchand, "Comme une plume au vent"
It did not win any of the awards.
References
External links
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2005 films
Canadian drama films
Films directed by Érik Canuel
French-language Canadian films
2000s Canadian films
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