Year
2024
Length
1h59m
Language
French
Mlle Bottine
Yan Lanouette Turgeon
Philippe, an opera composer experiencing a creative block, is compelled to take in his niece Simone, an eccentric and rebellious orphan whose best friend is a skunk. Despite their starkly contrasting personalities, Philippe and Simone soon discover that they might need each other more than they initially believed.
Director
Yan Lanouette Turgeon
Screenwriter
Dominic James
Cast
Marguerite Laurence, Antoine Bertrand, Marilyn Castonguay
Composer
Ramachandra Borcar
Genre
Dramatic comedy
Country
Canada
Type
Feature film
Category
Fiction
Subtitle
English
24 August 19:30 to 21:29
Parc Coldbrook
Yan Lanouette Turgeon
Yan Lanouette Turgeon is a Quebecois director and screenwriter, trained at L’inis and a graduate in communications and psychology from Clarkson University. He gained recognition with his debut feature film Rock Paper Scissors (2013), a critically acclaimed thriller. In 2024, he directed Miss Boots, a contemporary adaptation of the Quebec classic Bach et Bottine, which won awards at the Schlingel Festival in Germany. On television, he has directed series such as Unité 9, The Impostor, and Epidemic, earning two Gémeaux Awards for Best Directing in a Drama Series. In 2025, he was announced as the director of the biopic Villeneuve: The Rise of a Legend.