Niagara (2022)

Directed by

Guillaume Lambert

Genre

comedy drama

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 46m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three estranged brothers in their 50s reluctantly reunite to drive to Niagara Falls after their father dies suddenly. Along the way they have to deal with their differences and old grudges.

bittersweetwryreflectivelightheartedroad-tripfamily-bondinggentlecomedic

What happens

Niagara is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Guillaume Lambert and released in 2022. The film centres on three estranged brothers in their 50s — Victor-Hugo (Guy Jodoin), Alain (François Pérusse) and Léo-Louis (Éric Bernier) Lamothe — who must reunite to undertake a road trip to Niagara Falls after their father Léopold (Marcel Sabourin) unexpectedly dies of a heart attack while trying to participate in an ice bucket challenge. It was the first film role for Pérusse, who is principally known as a stand-up comedian. The film's cast also includes Véronic DiCaire, Katherine Levac, Muriel Dutil, Élisabeth Chouvalidzé, Marie Eykel, Geneviève Néron, Émi Chicoine, Ariel Charest, Louis Sincennes and Josée Deschênes, as well as Lambert in a small supporting role. The film premiered at the Quebec City Film Festival on September 8, 2022, before going into commercial release on September 16. It was made available for home viewing on the Club Illico platform on November 3. It also screened in the Borsos Competition at the 2022 Whistler Film Festival, where Lambert won the award for Best Screenplay in a Borsos Competition Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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