''Cheech'' is a 2006 Canadian

comedy-drama film Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau dramedy) is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and drama. In film, as well as scripted television series, serious dramatic subjects (such as death, illness, betrayal, grief, etc. ...

directed by

Patrice Sauvé Patrice Sauvé is a Canada, Canadian film and television director from Quebec, most noted as director of the fantasy thriller television series ''Grande Ourse'' and its film adaptation ''The Master Key (2009 film), The Master Key (Grande Ourse, la c ...

(his feature film directorial debut) and written by

François Létourneau François Létourneau (born 1974 in Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Sainte-Foy, Quebec) is a Canadians, Canadian actor and writer, best known as co-creator and star of the television series ''Les Invincibles'', ''Série noire (2014 TV series), Série noire'' ...

, based on his own prior stage play ''Cheech, ou Les hommes de Chrysler sont en ville''. The film showed at the

2006 Toronto International Film Festival The 31st Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 7 to September 16, 2006. Opening the festival was Zacharias Kunuk and Norman Cohn's '' The Journals of Knud Rasmussen'', a film that "explores the history of the through the eyes of ...

Plot

Ron runs an

escort service An escort agency is a company that provides escorts for clients, usually for sexual services. The agency typically arranges a meeting between one of its escorts and the client at the customer's house or hotel room (outcall), or at the escort' ...

in a rundown part of

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. His murder leads to suspicion of a number of suspects. They include Cheech, the rival escort agency owner, and Stephanie, a

prostitute Prostitution is a type of sex work that involves engaging in sexual activity in exchange for payment. The definition of "sexual activity" varies, and is often defined as an activity requiring physical contact (e.g., sexual intercourse, non-pe ...

who wants to leave the business. The film captures a day in the life of six people whose lives intersect in unexpected ways. Their quest for happiness will reveal each of them to one another in ways they never dreamed of.

Recognition

* 2007 – Nominated – Genie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (

) * 2007 – Nominated –

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( Michel Grou) * 2007 – Nominated –

Genie Award for Best Achievement in Music - Original Score An annual award for Best Achievement in Music - Original Score is presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian original score for the previous year. Prior to 2012, the award was presented as part of the Genie Aw ...

( Normand Corbeil) * 2007 – Nominated –

Genie Award for Best Achievement in Sound Editing The Canadian Screen Award for Best Achievement in Sound Editing is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best sound editor on a Canadian film. The award was first presented in 1970 as part of the Canadian Film Awards, bef ...

(Pierre-Jules Audet, Guy Francoeur, Guy Pelletier) * 2007 – Nominated –

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award for Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature ( Yves Bélanger)

References

External links

* * * 2006 films 2006 comedy-drama films 2006 directorial debut films Films about prostitution in Canada Canadian films based on plays Films scored by Normand Corbeil Films set in Montreal Films shot in Montreal French-language Canadian films Canadian comedy-drama films 2000s Canadian films 2000s French-language films Films directed by Patrice Sauvé {{2000s-comedy-drama-film-stub