Thanks for Everything (2019)

Original title

Merci pour tout

Directed by

Louise Archambault

Genre

comedy drama

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 39m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two estranged sisters reunite after their father dies. They take a road trip to scatter his ashes.

bittersweetgentlewarmfunnyemotionalheartfeltquietly comedichopeful

What happens

Thanks for Everything (French: Merci pour tout) is a 2019 Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Louise Archambault. Her second film to be released in 2019 following And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux), the film stars Julie Perreault and Magalie Lépine-Blondeau as Christine and Marianne Cyr, two estranged sisters who reunite after the death of their father (Gilbert Sicotte), and embark on a road trip to the Magdalen Islands to scatter his ashes. The film's cast also includes Robin Aubert, Guy Nadon, Patrick Hivon, Jean-François Pichette, Aliocha Schneider and Sasha Migliarese. The film opened in theatres on December 25, 2019, and was the top-grossing Quebec film in its first week of release. It was nominated for two awards at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards, Best Supporting Actor for Aubert and the Public Prize. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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