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Adrien (2015)

Adrien poster
Original title
Le Garagiste
Directed by
Renée Beaulieu
Genre
drama film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A small-town auto mechanic waits for a kidney transplant while the possibility of his death looms. The film follows his daily life and emotional struggle as he confronts his own mortality.

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What happens

Adrien (French: Le Garagiste) is a 2015 Canadian drama film, written and directed by Renée Beaulieu. The film stars Normand D'Amour as Adrien, a small-town automobile repair shop owner who is confronting his mortality as he awaits a kidney transplant. The film was shot in Trois-Pistoles, Quebec. The film garnered three Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016, in the categories of Best Overall Sound (Sylvain Brassard, Arnaud Têtu, Pascal Van Strydonck and Olivier Léger), Best Editing (Renée Beaulieu) and Best Sound Editing (Benoît Dame). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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