Jacques Godin

In the vestibule of a hospital room, a young boy waits to see his dying mother. The clamor and spiralling movements of bodies around him intensify, forming a grotesque circus—a cacophonous circle that pushes the child back, depriving him of one final touch of his mother's hand. Using rotoscoped drawings suggestive of charcoal sketches, as well as 3D and object animation techniques, The Circus compels viewing with its unsettling realism. Colour is employed metaphorically to subtly express the promise and the memory of maternal affection. Nicolas Brault's highly personal film, suffused with poetic modesty, casts a poignantly sincere gaze on the heartbreak of a child facing the fearful, mysterious experience of his mother's death.

Christmas approaches and the Lévesque family has once again gathered for their traditional celebration. But this time there is a mixture of emotions running through each person. The patriarch of the family suffers from a combination of Parkinson’s Disease and heart failure. His life reduced in every way, the end approaches and there are unhappy memories of his once violent and authoritarian past. But his wife, ten children and many grandchildren try to maintain a semblance of the Christmas season.

When considering taking a few weeks off, Dr. Rainville places an ad to find a replacement who would agree to take his place in Normétal, in Abitibi. Jeanne Dion from Montreal accepts the offer and goes to the site, where it comes into contact with old customers and the lonely doctor. The problems of the inhabitants of the small community are varied, but Jeanne adapts well to her new environment. When Dr. Rainville was struck by a heart attack, he must still be replaced some time. She could even take his place permanently...

The crew aboard the Romano Fafard spaceship continues their mission. Captain Patenaude and his acolytes land on planet: Crème hydratante pour le visage soulage la peau sèche (moisturing cream for the face soothes dry skin!) in hopes of finding the ship’s probe, accidentally crashed, that they must have in order to move the Earthlings. Their search is in vain, but it leads them to the tyrannical Governor Supreme who rules the planet. Just when the governor is about to tell them where to find a new probe, there’s a terrible explosion. Will the captain and the Romano Fafard find a liveable planet where they can move six billion Earthlings? And if so, when?

The heroic struggle of Canadian Louise Arbour, Chief War Crimes Prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, as she battles world politics and fierce opposition to indict Slobodan Milosevic for crimes against humanity.

Университетский профессор математики, погрязший в долгах и задолжавший крупную сумму мафии, разрабатывает гениальную систему обыгрывания казино. Он создает команду из троих своих студентов и заставляет их работать на себя, но долго ли они продолжат играть в его игру...

Литературный критик Феликс Лежандр, известный язвительностью и острым языком, в пух и прах разгромил первую книгу молодой писательницы Селин Буржуа, лишив ее веры в себя. Теперь она ненавидит злобного критика и винит его во всех своих неудачах. Однажды полиция задерживает Феликса за пьяное вождение, и в наказание он должен пройти общественные работы, примкнув к группе волонтеров, которые помогают подвыпившим горожанам добраться до дома. Среди волонтеров он встречает молодую писательницу и влюбляется в нее с первого взгляда, не подозревая, кто она. Селин же, напротив, прекрасно помнит автора убийственной рецензии. Уж теперь-то самовлюбленный критик побывает в самых смешных ситуациях и узнает, что такое изощренная женская месть! Но Лежандр так очарователен и так беззаветно влюблен, что Селин уже сама готова уступить нахлынувшим чувствам и позабыть о прошлых обидах. Но вскоре у нее появляется повод думать, что в действительности Феликс ведет свою коварную игру.

Напарники Жак Ланьель и Тома Колен были лучшими полицейскими. Но одному из них повезло меньше. После смерти друга Ланьель начинается расследование, которое приводит его в частное заведение, прозванное «Приютом чудовищ». Так Ланьель оказывается среди людей, каждый из которых скрывает в прошлом убийство, за которое он не понес наказания. Его кошмар только начинался...

Ив — привлекательный парень — гей, торгующий собой на Португальской площади в Монреале. Место действия этой экранизированной пьесы — кабинет судьи в настоящем времени и улицы-парки-дом Клода в воспоминаниях Ива. Допрос ведет пожилой усталый полицейский отдела по расследованию убийств. Он пытается понять, что случилось в одну из летних ночей в доме Клода. Ив расскажет, как однажды встретил парня «из другого мира» правильного и образованного, как они полюбили друг друга, но слишком сильная любовь известно убивает..

Friendship between two old men becomes love. Slightly-unkempt, tired, and frail, Philippe Lanctot moves into a rest home. The administrator says she wants him to be happy, but that seems far from his mind: he's waiting to die. Then, into his room, unannounced, rolls the voluble Victor Laprade, who draws out Philippe over the next few months. Victor gives Philippe the gift of experiencing the moment. In return, the well-heeled Philippe organises field trips to dinner and to a botanical garden, and, unknown to Victor, becomes the man's benefactor when Victor's children get stingy. The openly-gay Victor also pushes Philippe to acknowledge feelings he's always kept suppressed.

It seems that Canada don't want to hear about their heroes of the two World Wars, especially in Quebec. In English, La Guerre oubliée means The Forgotten War. Here, we talk about the 1914-18 big thing. This documentary doesn't use old footage, but actors to show us some parts of that war in Quebec. Joe Bocan sings some songs of that period and makes the narrations. There's also some rare veterans of the war who talk.

A government ministry's fast-rising head of security asks a shadowy fixer, Meursault, to steal a bag from an armored truck. Meursault goes to Théo, a former night club owner, in prison for two years on false charges, who's being released in exchange for information about Montreal's underworld. Théo agrees to steal the bag for money and safe passage to the US for himself and his son Robin. Théo brings in two helpers, Gilder, ex-con and set designer, and Roxanne, Gilder's friend, a tough-minded petty thief. Their elaborate plan blows up when a guard, Marcel, takes his responsibilities too seriously. What happens to father and son? Will any of the thieves escape

This crime drama concerns Guillaume (Jacques Godin), who has just finished serving 10 years in prison for a crime he never committed. Now he is out seeking revenge against his old "buddy" who lied on the stand and put him in jail. He brings along his young granddaughter and drives like a maniac as he nears his destination. That sets three brutish thugs on his tail, anxious to corner him and end his days behind the wheel. So while Guillaume is chasing down his betrayer, he is being chased in turn. It's not a formula for continued good health.

Set during summer in the Îles-de-la-Madeleine of Quebec, Mario and Simon are two brothers living in a fishing village with their mother, who runs a grocery story, and their father, who runs a fishing business. Mario is ten years old, mute and autistic. He is withdrawn from reality and living in a surreal world that only his older brother Simon and his stuffed coyote share. Mario is very close with and deeply admires his 18 year old brother, whom he depends upon for love and attention. Simon reads Arabian Knights stories to Mario, dresses him in sheik's clothing and they play out imaginary wars in an Arabian style fortress that they built. Everything changes when Helene, a beautiful young tourist comes between the two brothers. Simon falls in love and begins to neglect his brother to spend time with her. Mario feels rejected and discovers what hate and jealously are. He sets about a chain of events that lead to tragedy.

A group of friends reunite after thirty years of separation.

A researcher for the CIA who convinces his superiors to send him to the eastern bloc in order to avenge the murder of his wife by enemy agents discovers a web of deception underneath his wife's death.

A young American hockey player, studying in Canada on a hockey scholarship, falls in love while risking his scholarship and the prospect of the Vietnam war draft.

В рождественскую ночь потомственный мошенник Симон совершает побег из тюрьмы. У своих друзей он случайно знакомится с Франсуазой — девушкой из приличной семьи, по воле судьбы ставшей авантюристкой. Франсуаза очень своеобразно зарабатывает на жизнь — она соблазняет мужчин, вместе со знакомым фотографом делает компрометирующие снимки и потом шантажирует «несчастных». Однако, вскоре полиция выходит на след обоих искателей приключений — Симона и Франсуазы. Они решают вместе бежать из страны.

In a little French town everything goes on as usual and people seem friendly and good-natured, until the day two women arrive from Paris. A man gets off the same bus, and that very night he seizes the two women and asks for the most beautiful woman in town as their ransom. After the initial shock, the mayor, his brother, the prefect, the police, and the gendarmerie gather around the house where the two woman are imprisoned. It will be a test for everyone and each of them will show his/her real stuff: hypocrisy, meanness, or humanity concealed under their provincial respectability.

A down-and-out man who got separated, gets his second chance in a boarding house, thanks to a friend who is a con man, and falls in love with a roommate. However, when he gets a job, his ego gets over and might lose everything he got.

Детектив полиции Монреаля Джим Хендерсон расследует странную смерть проститутки-наркоманки Элизабет, упавшей с балкона высотного дома. Вскоре Хендерсон приходит к выводу, что смерть была не несчастным случаем, а Элизабет столкнули вниз. Мало того, Элизабет была членом общества сатанистов, исповедующего кровавые культовые ритуалы…

Set on an ice-encircled island in the St. Lawrence, this is a drama of passion and violence. An old man, attached to his ancestral home and traditions, is confronted by his son, an immature young man who has no time for these values. The outcome is tragic as the father refuses to let his home fall into the hands of outsiders.

A film between reality and fiction about a popular singer, played by Joël Denis, idol of that time. He is surrounded by a host of great actors and real and famous characters from the 60s.

A young Jesuit missionary reflects on his life and his faith while awaiting his execution at the hands of the Native Americans he came to convert.

По одноименному роману Брайана Моора. Ирландец Коффи эмигрирует с семьей в Канаду, надеясь сделать блестящую карьеру. Но судьба в чужой стране сложилась неудачно.