''Roger Toupin, épicier variété'' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by

Benoît Pilon Benoît Pilon (born July 27, 1962) is a francophone Canadian director and screenwriter particularly noted for his innovative films and documentaries on the human condition. He is also the co-founder of ''"Les Films de l'autre" productions'', whic ...

and released in 2003. The film profiles Roger Toupin, a shopkeeper in

Montreal Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...

Plateau-Mont-Royal Le Plateau-Mont-Royal () is a Montreal borough, borough (''arrondissement'') of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The borough takes its name from its location on a plateau, on the eastern side of Mount Royal and overlooking downtown Montreal ...

borough who is being forced to sell his shop, and the residential apartment above it where he has lived for his entire life, due to the rising costs of running an independent business.Bernard Pérusse, "Little movie that thinks big". ''

Montreal Gazette ''The Gazette'', also known as the ''Montreal Gazette'', is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper which is owned by Postmedia Network. It is published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the only English-language daily newspape ...

'', December 19, 2003. The film premiered on November 14, 2003, at the

Montreal International Documentary Festival The Montreal International Documentary Festival () is a Canadian documentary film festival, staged annually in Montreal, Quebec. In English, the festival now goes by the name Montreal International Documentary Festival, while retaining the French- ...

, where it received a standing ovation that lasted over 10 minutes.Bernard Pérusse, "Small store contained immense story". ''

'', December 17, 2003. It went into commercial release in December. The film was co-winner, with

Jean-Claude Labrecque Jean-Claude Labrecque, (June 19, 1938 – May 31, 2019) was a Film director, director and cinematographer who learned the basics of filmmaking at the National Film Board of Canada. Career Jean-Claude Labrecque was born in Quebec City, Quebec, a ...

's ''

À Hauteur d'homme ''À Hauteur d'homme'' is a 2003 Canada, Canadian political Documentary film, documentary directed in 2003 by Jean-Claude Labrecque about Bernard Landry and the 2003 Quebec general election, 2003 general election in Quebec, Canada. It won a Jutra A ...

'', of the

Jutra Award Jutras may have several meanings : * Claude Jutra: an award-winning French Canadian filmmaker **Jutra Award: Film awards formerly given in the Canadian province of Quebec, named after the filmmaker and now known as Prix Iris **The Claude Jutra Awa ...

for Best Documentary Film at the

6th Jutra Awards The 6th Jutra Awards were held on February 22, 2004 to honour films made with the participation of the Quebec film industry in 2003.

in 2004."Les Prix Jutras / The Jutra Awards"
''Northern Stars''.

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* 2003 films 2003 documentary films Canadian documentary films Films directed by Benoît Pilon French-language Canadian films 2000s Canadian films Best Documentary Film Jutra and Iris Award winners Documentary films about Montreal {{2000s-Canada-documentary-film-stub