Tar Angel (2001)

Original title

L'ange de goudron

Directed by

Denis Chouinard

Genre

drama film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An Algerian refugee father in Montreal fears his family will lose their chance at Canadian citizenship when his oldest son joins an anti-globalization activist group. The movie follows the father's struggle to hold his family together.

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What happens

Tar Angel (French: L'Ange de goudron) is a Canadian drama film, released in 2001. Directed by Denis Chouinard, the film stars Zinedine Soualem as Ahmet Kasmi, the patriarch of a family of Algerian refugees in Montreal whose values are tested when his oldest son Hafid (Rabah Aït Ouyahia) joins an anti-globalization activist group, sparking Ahmet's fears that the family may be denied Canadian citizenship. The film's cast also includes Hiam Abbass, Catherine Trudeau, Kenza Abiabdillah, Marc Beaupré, Raymond Cloutier, François Papineau and Maude Guérin. The film premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival in 2001 and won the award for Best Canadian Film. The film garnered three Genie Award nominations at the 22nd Genie Awards in 2002, for Best Actor (Soualem), Best Director (Chouinard) and Best Original Score (Bertrand Chénier). The film also garnered eight Jutra Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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