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''Camion'' is a 2012 Canadian
drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by Rafaël Ouellet. The film centres on a truck driver who is suffering from severe depression after a woman kills herself by crashing her car into his truck; although he was not at fault, the incident has left him suicidal, resulting in the mending of his strained relationships with his sons Sam () and Alain ( Stéphane Breton) after he reaches out to them for help.


Cast

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Julien Poulin Julien Poulin (; April 20, 1946 – January 4, 2025) was a Canadian actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer. He portrayed numerous roles in several popular Quebec films and series. Elvis Gratton films His most memorable role was El ...
as Germain * as Samuel * Maude Giguère as Manu *
Jacob Tierney Jacob Daniel Tierney (born September 26, 1979) is a Canadian actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for playing Eric in ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' (1990–1992) and as the co-writer, director, and executive producer of ...
as Jacob * Stéphane Breton as Alain * as Rebecca *
Cindy Sampson Cindy Marie Sampson (born May 27, 1978) is a Canadian director and actress (film actress, film and television actress, television). She is known for her role in the Canadian television series ''Private Eyes (TV series), Private Eyes''. Biogr ...
as Jade


Release

The film was first released at the
47th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival The 47th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 29 June to 7 July 2012. The Crystal Globe (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival), Crystal Globe was won by ''The Almost Man'', a Norwegian comedy film directed by Martin Lund. The ...
, where it was nominated for the Crystal Globe, won the Award of the Ecumenical Jury and the Best Director Award for Ouellet.


Awards

The film received eight
Jutra Award Jutras may have several meanings : * Claude Jutra: an award-winning French Canadian filmmaker **Jutra Award: Film awards formerly given in the Canadian province of Quebec, named after the filmmaker and now known as Prix Iris **The Claude Jutra Awa ...
nominations at the
15th Jutra Awards The 15th Prix Jutra ceremony was held on March 17, 2013 at the Salle Pierre-Mercure theatre in Montreal, Quebec, to honour achievements in the Cinema of Quebec in 2012.2012 films 2012 drama films Canadian drama films Films directed by Rafaël Ouellet French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films 2010s French-language films {{2010s-drama-film-stub