Piché: The Landing of a Man (2010)

Original title

Piché : Entre Ciel et Terre

Directed by

Sylvain Archambault

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 47m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A pilot uses his skill to land a plane safely after it loses engine power mid-flight. The film follows his experience in the crisis and looks back at his earlier life.

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What happens

Piché: The Landing of a Man (French: Piché, entre ciel et terre) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Sylvain Archambault and released in 2010. The film is based on the true story of Robert Piché, an airline pilot who successfully landed Air Transat Flight 236 in the Azores after the plane lost engine power mid-air. The film stars Michel Côté as Piché, with Côté's real-life son Maxime Le Flaguais playing the younger Piché in flashbacks. The cast also includes Normand D'Amour, Sophie Prégent, Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse and Isabelle Guérard. The film received two Genie Award nominations at the 31st Genie Awards, for Best Cinematography (Ronald Plante) and Best Editing (Yvann Thibaudeau). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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