Overview
Marco Valois wants to direct a serious movie inspired by the life of a soldier living with post-traumatic stress disorder. He soon realizes that the young soldier home from Afghanistan won't open up that easily. Marco, willing to do just about anything to get his story, follows Éric Lebel to his hometown.
Fun facts
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Based on
Based on Champ de Mars: A Story of War
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Filming locations
Filmed in Montreal and Thetford Mines
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Bernard Couture
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Émile GaudreaultWriter
- Pierre-Michel TremblayWriter
- Original title
- Le vrai du faux
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- July 9, 2014
- Original language
- French
- Budget
- $6
- Countries
- Canada
Production
Cast
Stéphane RousseauMarco Valois
Mathieu QuesnelÉric Lebel
Julie Le BretonRachel Duguay
Guylaine TremblayLine Lebel
Normand D'AmourJacques Lebel
Charles-Alexandre DubéAntoine Lavassani
Marie-Ève MilotSara
Catherine de LéanMarie-Claude
Sonia VachonMadame Turcotte
Yan EnglandMarc-André Dupuis
Caroline DhavernasIsabelle Lauzon
Paul ArcandPaul Arcand (voice)- Steve BarryCaméraman reportage
Yanik BoisvertPolicier voiture
Jeff BoudreaultPolicier usine
Alain Chanoineauteur des films Furie
Mimi Côtéactrice des films Furie
Sylvie Demerssoeur de Mme Turcotte
Norman HelmsAgent sécurité usine
Roger La RueFan 50 ans
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