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comedy film, directed by

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Julie Le Breton as Sonia, a

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border agent who confiscates the contents of a car being driven by French chef Victor (

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), only to subsequently need his help when her daughter Lili-Beth (Élodie Fontaine) decides to enter a cooking competition despite barely knowing how to cook. The cast also includes

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, Dominic Paquet, Normand Chouinard, Michèle Deslauriers, Oussama Fares and Douaa Kachache in supporting roles.

Production

The film entered production in 2023, originally under the working title ''Le Chef et la douanière''. The preparations for its release were complicated by the revelation of prior

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allegations against Baer in spring 2024, with the producers deciding to proceed with the film's release while excluding Baer from its promotion.

Release

The film opened theatrically on September 13, 2024, in Quebec. It also screened at the

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, where it was the runner-up for the Audience Choice Award.

Critical response

The film received mixed reviews. In '' La Presse'', Manon Dumais wrote: "Manon Briand's sixth feature film ('' La turbulence des fluides'', '' 2 secondes'', ''

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''), ''Tous toqués!'' is an awkward hybrid between a family comedy and a romantic comedy. Full of good intentions, populated by characters bordering on caricature, and intended to be a celebration of solidarity and diversity, the story evolves at a lethargic pace that even Yvann Thibaudeau's playful editing cannot bring out of its torpor." For the ''Salmon Arm Observer'', Joanne Sargent stated in her Cinemaphile column: "Tous Toques is a gem of a movie about the unexpected twists that shape our experiences. It’s positive, funny and refreshing." In ''

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'', Maxime Demers wrote: "The intentions are good, but the result is not entirely convincing. Despite a few good moments here and there, the film does not avoid certain clichés of the genre (we are thinking in particular of the inevitable gags about the culture shock experienced by the French chef in Quebec) and suffers from a scenario that is too conventional and predictable."

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 26412832 2024 films 2024 comedy films Canadian comedy films French-language Canadian films Films directed by Manon Briand 2020s Canadian films Films shot in Quebec Films set in Quebec