Vile & Miserable


Vile & Miserable is a Canadian fantasy comedy film, directed by Jean-François Leblanc and released in 2024.
An adaptation of the graphic novel by Samuel Cantin, the film stars Fabien Cloutier as Lucien Vil, a misanthropic demon who has been living on earth for 350 years running a used bookstore inside a car dealership; one day, dealership owner Sylvie hires Daniel Lamontagne as a new assistant for Lucien against his wishes, with the two developing an unlikely friendship as they set out to recover a shipment of rare books stolen by the Mafia from a shipping container at the Port of Montreal.
The cast also includes Anne-Élisabeth Bossé, Alexis Martin, Éric Robidoux, Rodley Pitt, Florence Blain Mbaye, Sébastien Leblanc, Bernard Fortin, Anne Boulianne, Guillaume Girard, Robert Ung and Justin Leyrolles-Bouchard in supporting roles.

Distribution

The film premiered on November 13, 2024, at the Cinemania film festival, before going into commercial release in February 2025.

Accolades

AwardDateCategoryRecipientResult
Quebec Cinema Awards2025Best Supporting ActorAlexis MartinNomitated
Quebec Cinema Awards2025Best Supporting ActressChantal FontaineNomitated
Quebec Cinema Awards2025Best Art DirectionLudovic DufresneNomitated
Quebec Cinema Awards2025Best Costume DesignGabrielle LauzierWon
Quebec Cinema Awards2025Best SoundJean-Sébastien Beaudoin-Gagnon, Simon Gervais, Bernard Gariépy StroblNomitated
Quebec Cinema Awards2025Best HairstylingJonathan PaulinNomitated
Quebec Cinema Awards2025Best MakeupLéonie Lévesque-Robert, Bruno Gatien, Stefan Ashdown, Caroline AquinWon
Quebec Cinema Awards2025Best Visual EffectsMarc Hall, David AtexideNomitated
Quebec Cinema Awards2025Best First FilmJean-François Leblanc, Samuel CantinWon
Prix collégial du cinéma québécois2026Best Feature FilmJean-François Leblanc