Coteau rouge


Coteau Rouge is a 2011 French-Canadian film written and directed by André Forcier and produced by Les [Films du Paria].

Synopsis

The offbeat comedy from André Forcier is about the Blanchard family, a tightknit group living in Coteau Rouge on the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River in Longueuil. The grandfather of the clan was once a fisherman who togot rid of bodies for the mob. His son runs the local gas station and has two children: Hélène and Henri. Hélène is childless and so her mother is carrying her baby. Meanwhile, her husband, an unscrupulous entrepreneur, wants to buy up the land to build an upscale condo.

Awards

The film won Best Canadian Film at the Montreal [World Film Festival].