''The Child Prodigy'' (french: L'Enfant prodige) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Luc Dionne and released in 2010. A biographical drama about classical pianist André Mathieu, the film stars Guillaume Lebon as Mathieu in childhood and Patrick Drolet as Mathieu in adulthood. Its cast also includes Marc Labrèche as his father

Rodolphe Mathieu Joseph Rodolphe Mathieu (10 July 1890 – 29 June 1962) was a Canadian composer, pianist, writer on music, and music educator. ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'' states, "Considered too avant-garde for his time because of Debussy's influence on his m ...

, Macha Grenon as his mother Mimi Gagnon Mathieu and

Karine Vanasse Karine Vanasse (born 24 November 1983) is a French-Canadian actress, who had roles in the films '' Polytechnique'', '' Séraphin: Heart of Stone (Séraphin: un homme et son péché)'', ''Switch'' and '' Set Me Free (Emporte-moi)''. International ...

as his sister Camillette, as well as

Lothaire Bluteau Lothaire Bluteau (born 14 April 1957) is a Canadian actor. Biography He was born in Montreal, Quebec, and performs in both French and English. Bluteau has worked in theatre, film and television throughout Canada and internationally. He aband ...

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, Isabel Richer,

Catherine Trudeau Catherine Trudeau (born May 4, 1975) is a Canadian actress. She was born in L'Assomption, Quebec, Canada. Filmography * 1995 : '' 4 et demi...'' (TV) : ''Nancy Fugère (2000)'' * 2000 : '' Hochelaga'' : ''Louise'' * 2001 : ''Tar Angel (L'Ang ...

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, Benoît Brière and Mitsou Gélinas in supporting roles. The film received two

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.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 ...

in 2011, for Best Art Direction ( Michel Proulx) and 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 ...

).Marc Cassivi
"Soirée des Jutra: Incendies, favori d'un cru relevé"
'' La Presse'', February 9, 2011.

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* 2010 films 2010 drama films Canadian biographical drama films Films directed by Luc Dionne Films shot in Quebec Films set in Quebec French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-Canada-film-stub