West of Pluto

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West of Pluto
French	À l'ouest de Pluton
Directed by	Henry Bernadet Myriam Verreault
Written by	Henry Bernadet Myriam Verreault
Produced by	Virginie Barret Henry Bernadet Myriam Verreault
Music by	Josué Beaucage Mathieu Campagna Louis Dugal Philip Larouche
Production company	Vostok Films
Distributed by	GKIDS
Release date	October 24, 2008
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French
Budget	$10,000

West of Pluto is a Canadian film directed by Henry Bernadet and Myriam Verreault released on October 24, 2008. The film shows the daily life of young Quebec suburbanites aged 15-16.

Synopsis

The film presents a full day in the life of Quebec teenagers. From waking up through school to an open house , the film puts the viewer in the shoes of the different characters by presenting a selection of typical scenes from teenage life in Quebec. We see teenagers making oral presentations in class, smoking drugs, discussing existential issues, trying to get out of beer before the legal age, criticizing social uniformity, partying, making love, etc..

Cast

• Alexis Drolet as Jérôme
• David Bouchard as Pierre-Olivier
• Anne-Sophie Tremblay Lamontagne as Kim
• Yoann Linteau as Benoit “Paluche”
• Sandra Jacques as Émilie Bégin
• Micaël Minguy-Bédard as Nicolas
• Yann Bernard as Kevin
• Marc-Alexandre Paradis as Steve Labbé
• Denis Marchand as Gaetan
• Thomas Gionet-Lavigne as Emilie's brother
• Caroline Beauséjour as Isa
• Frédérique Boivin-Lafrance as Nath
• Cynthia Paquet as Véro
• Marie-Pier B. Touzin as Jenn
• Lise Castonguay as mother of Benoît
• Sylvain Brosseau as Mario the Pusher
• Virginie Leblanc as Magalie
• Marie Frédérique Auger as waitress at Chez Gilles Patate
• Mélanie Bouchard-Rochette as Jerome's sister
• Odette Lampron as mother of Emilie Bégin
• Mario Gagnon as Emilie Bégin's father
• Réal Rochette as Jérôme's father
• Lina Bouchard as Jerome's mother
• Alexandro Rizzo as friend of Paluche
• Roger Miville-Deschesnes as convenience store customer
• Martin Roy as convenience store clerk
• Marie-Sophie Vaillancourt as mother of Pierre-Olivier
• Victor Doyon-Allard as little boy with styrofoam
• Mia Piché as little girl with a carriage
• Mathieu St-Pierre as boy on the couch
• Luc Archambault as doctor

Release

The film was licensed for a potential general release by GKIDS, but plans for both were dropped by late 2011 in favor of a focus on animation.

External Links

• West of Pluto at IMDb