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Confessions of a Hitman

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Confessions of a Hitman
FrenchConfessions
Directed byLuc Picard
Written bySylvain Guy
Based onGallant: confessions d’un tueur à gages by Éric Thibault and Félix Séguin
Produced byChristian Larouche
StarringLuc Picard
CinematographyFrançois Dutil
Edited byCarmen-Mélanie Pépin
Music byDaniel Bélanger
Production
company
Christal Films
Distributed byLes Films Opale
Release date
  • December 4, 2021 (2021-12-04) (Whistler)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Confessions of a Hitman (French: Confessions) is a Canadian crime drama film, directed by Luc Picard and released in 2021.[1] Based on Gallant: confessions d’un tueur à gages, a 2015 non-fiction book written by Éric Thibault and Félix Séguin about Canadian contract killer Gerald Gallant, the film stars Picard as Gallant.[2]

The film's cast also includes David La Haye, Sandrine Bisson, Éveline Gélinas, Dany Boudreault, Emmanuel Charest, Jean-François Boudreau, Bobby Beshro, Maxim Gaudette, Louise Portal, Raymond Cloutier and Catherine De Léan.

The film was shot in 2019, on a budget of $6.6 million.[3]

The film premiered at the 2021 Whistler Film Festival,[4] and was commercially released in March 2022.[4]

Awards

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Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Whistler Film Festival 2021 Best Director, Borsos Competition Luc Picard Won [5]
Canadian Screen Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actor David La Haye Nominated [6]
Best Adapted Screenplay Sylvain Guy Nominated
Best Hair Denis Parent, Jean-Luc Lapierre Nominated
Prix Iris December 10, 2023 Best Actor Luc Picard Nominated [7]
Best Original Music Daniel Bélanger Nominated
Best Makeup Kathryn Casault, Bruno Gatien Nominated
Public Prize Christian Larouche, Sébastien Létourneau, Luc Picard, Sylvain Guy Nominated

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