''Thrill of the Hills'' (french: Frisson des collines) is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Richard Roy and released in 2011. Set in
Quebec
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in the late 1960s, the film stars Antoine Olivier Pilon as Frisson, a young boy whose father Aurèle (
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 ...
) is killed in a workplace accident, who responds to his grief by enlisting his father's friend Tom (
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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After participating in a first commer ...
) to take him to
Woodstock
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so that he can see his musical idol, Jimi Hendrix, perform.
The cast also includes Anick Lemay as Frisson's mother Lucille; Antoine Bertrand as Burger, the village idiot of their small town; and
Evelyne Brochu
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as Hélène, Frisson's teacher at school on whom he is developing a crush as he enters puberty.
The film entered production in late summer 2010, and the film had its theatrical premiere on April 15, 2011.
Michèle Hamel
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Michele (pronounced ), is also an English female given name that is derived from the French Michèle. It is a variant spelling of the more common (and identicall ...
) and Best Hairstyling (Denis Parent).
Pilon won a
Young Artist Award
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for Best Performance in an International Feature Film at the
33rd Young Artist Awards
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, alongside fellow Canadian
Julia Sarah Stone
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for her performance in ''
The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom
''The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom'' is a 2011 Canadian coming-of-age film written and directed by Tara Johns and starring Macha Grenon, Gil Bellows and Julia Sarah Stone. Dolly Parton provides a voice cameo.
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Elizabeth lives in Winnipeg, Mani ...
''."Antoine Olivier Pilon obtient un prix à Los Angeles pour «Frisson des Collines»: Antoine Olivier Pilon prime à Los Angeles". Canadian Press, May 9, 2012.