''Worst Case, We Get Married'' () is a 2017

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drama film, directed by

Léa Pool Léa Pool C.M. (born 8 September 1950) is a Canadian and Swiss filmmaker. She has directed several documentaries and feature films, many of which have won significant awards including the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, and she was the first wom ...

. Adapted from the novel by , the film stars

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and

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. Nélisse stars as Aïcha, a teenage girl whose relationship with her mother Isabelle (Vanasse) has deteriorated since her parents broke up. While continuing to dream of leaving to live with her father, she meets Baz ( Jean-Simon Leduc), an adult man for whom she starts to develop a romantic attraction. It won the

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's Women in Film and Television Artistic Merit Award. Vanasse received a

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nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the

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."Iris: Le problème d'infiltration et Hochelaga en tête des nominations"
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'', April 10, 2018.

Cast

: Aïcha Saint-Pierre * Jean-Simon Leduc : Baz *

: Isabelle Saint-Pierre *

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: Aïcha (enfant) * Mehdi Djaadi : Hakim

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* * Films directed by Léa Pool Films based on Canadian novels Canadian drama films 2017 films 2017 drama films 2010s French-language films French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films French-language drama films {{2010s-Canada-film-stub