All You Can Eat Buddha
All You Can Eat Buddha is a 2017 French-language Canadian fantasy black comedy film directed by Ian Lagarde, who also wrote the screenplay. It was screened in the Discovery section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. The film centres on Mike, a mysterious guest at a vacation resort in Cuba who appears to have the ability to perform miracles.
Cast
- David La Haye as Jean-Pierre Villeneuve / J-P Newtown
- Richard Jutras as Bert
- Ludovic Berthillot as Mike
- Sylvio Arriola as Valentino
- Yaité Ruiz as Esmeralda
- Alexander Guerrero as Santiago
Accolades
The film received six Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018.| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient | Result | |
| Directors Guild of Canada | 2017 | DGC Discovery Award | Ian Lagarde | Nomitated | |
| Canadian Screen Awards | 11 March 2018 | Best Director | Ian Lagarde | Nomitated | |
| Canadian Screen Awards | 11 March 2018 | Best Supporting Actor | Sylvio Arriola | Nomitated | |
| Canadian Screen Awards | 11 March 2018 | Best Costume Design | Gabrielle Tougas-Fréchette | Nomitated | |
| Canadian Screen Awards | 11 March 2018 | Best Sound | Sylvain Bellemare, Jean-Sébastien Beaudoin Gagnon, Hans Laitres | Nomitated | |
| Canadian Screen Awards | 11 March 2018 | Best Sound Editing | Sylvain Bellemare, Claire Pochon, Simon Meilleur | Nomitated | |
| Canadian Screen Awards | 11 March 2018 | Best Make-Up | Bruno Gatien | Nomitated | |
| Prix Iris | 3 June 2018 | Best Sound | Jean-Sébastien Beaudoin Gagnon, Sylvain Bellemare, Hans Laitres | Nomitated | |
| Prix Iris | 3 June 2018 | Most Successful Film Outside Quebec | Ian Lagarde | Nomitated | |
| Prix Iris | 3 June 2018 | Best Make-Up | Bruno Gatien | Nomitated | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | 18 December 2017 | Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film | Yaité Ruiz | Nomitated |