''With Love'' (french: L'Amour) is a Canadian thriller film, directed by
Marc Bisaillon
Marc Bisaillon is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec. He is most noted for his 2018 film ''With Love (L'Amour)'', for which he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the 7th Canadian Screen Aw ...
and released in 2018. Based on the 2006 murder spree of
Stephen Marshall, the film stars
Pierre-Luc Lafontaine as Alex, a young man who travels to Maine under the pretext of visiting his father (
Paul Doucet
Paul Doucet (born 1970) is a Canadian actor known for his portrayal of Jean Duceppe in ''Jean Duceppe''.
Early life
Doucet was born in Montreal, Quebec in 1970. He studied drama at the Université du Québec à Montréal.
Career
His most ...
), but is instead planning to use the state's
sex offender registry
A sex offender registry is a system in various countries designed to allow government authorities to keep track of the activities of sex offenders, including those who have completed their criminal sentences. In some jurisdictions, registration i ...
to track down and murder sex offenders; meanwhile, his mother Rose (Fanny Mallette), having awareness of his intentions, travels to Maine to try to stop him.
The film premiered at the Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue in October 2018.
"L’amour de Marc Bisaillon en première mondiale à l’ouverture du FCIAT"
''L'Initiative'', October 22, 2018.
The film received three Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019, for Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actor (Doucet), Canadian Screen Award for Best Screenplay, Best Original Screenplay (Bisaillon) and Canadian Screen Award for Best Overall Sound, Best Overall Sound (Stéphane Barsalou and Bernard Gariépy Strobl).
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2018 films
Canadian thriller films
Quebec films
2018 thriller films
French-language Canadian films
2010s Canadian films
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