''Votez Bougon'' is a Canadian comedy film, directed by

Jean-François Pouliot Jean-François Pouliot (born 1957) is a Canadian film director from Quebec. He was born in Montreal and studied at Concordia University. He worked as an assistant cameraman, while also writing and directing short animated films for the Nationa ...

and released in 2016. Based on the 2000s television sitcom '' Les Bougon'', the film is a political satire in which Paul Bougon ( Rémy Girard) enters politics, starting his own political party and catching a populist wave that results in his being elected as the new

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. All of the actors from the television series reprised their original roles, with the exception that the role of adopted daughter Mao was recast. Although press coverage of the film noted some similarities to the presidential campaign of

Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...

, the film was more directly inspired by Quebec populist gadfly . The film was a shortlisted finalist for the Public Prize, an audience-voted fan award, at the

19th Quebec Cinema Awards The 19th Quebec Cinema Awards ceremony was held on 4 June 2017, hosted by actors Guylaine Tremblay and Édith Cochrane, to recognize talent and achievement in the Cinema of Quebec. Formerly known as the Jutra Awards, the Prix Iris name was announ ...

. It was the second most successful Quebec film of 2016 at the box office, behind ''

The 3 L'il Pigs 2 ''The 3 L'il Pigs 2'' (french: Les 3 p'tits cochons 2) is a Canadian French-language comedy film, directed by Jean-François Pouliot and released in 2016. A sequel to the 2007 film ''The 3 L'il Pigs'' (), the film revisits the brothers five years ...

(Les 3 p'tits cochons 2)''."Votez Bougon franchit le cap des 2 millions $"
'' La Presse'', January 12, 2017.

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* 2016 films Films directed by Jean-François Pouliot Films based on television series Films set in Quebec Films shot in Quebec Canadian political satire films French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-Canada-film-stub