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''Corbo'' is a Canadian drama film from Quebec, written and directed by Mathieu Denis."Corbo: Disturbing portrait emerges of radicalized FLQ teen"
'' Montreal Gazette'', April 16, 2015.
Based on a true story, the film stars Anthony Therrien as Giovanni (Jean) Corbo, the privileged but socially alienated son of wealthy Italian-Canadian businessman Nicola Corbo (
Tony Nardi Tony Nardi (born 1958) is an Italian-Canadian actor, playwright and theatre director based in Toronto, who has performed on stage and in film and television. Fluent in four languages; he has appeared in French, Italian and English-language pro ...
) and his wife Mignonne ( Marie Brassard), who becomes radicalized after a chance meeting with two young activists ( Karelle Tremblay and
Antoine L'Écuyer Antoine L'Écuyer (born March 26, 1997 in Montreal, Quebec) is a French Canadian actor known for his lead role of Léon Doré in ''It's Not Me, I Swear! (C'est pas moi, je le jure!)'' for which he won the Best Actor Award at the Atlantic Film Fest ...
) draws him into the
Front de libération du Québec The (FLQ) was a Marxist–Leninist and Quebec separatist guerrilla group. Founded in the early 1960s with the aim of establishing an independent and socialist Quebec through violent means, the FLQ was considered a terrorist group by the Canadia ...
."'Corbo': Toronto Review"
'' The Hollywood Reporter'', September 14, 2014.


Cast

* Anthony Therrien as Jean Corbo *
Antoine L'Écuyer Antoine L'Écuyer (born March 26, 1997 in Montreal, Quebec) is a French Canadian actor known for his lead role of Léon Doré in ''It's Not Me, I Swear! (C'est pas moi, je le jure!)'' for which he won the Best Actor Award at the Atlantic Film Fest ...
as François * Karelle Tremblay as Julie *
Tony Nardi Tony Nardi (born 1958) is an Italian-Canadian actor, playwright and theatre director based in Toronto, who has performed on stage and in film and television. Fluent in four languages; he has appeared in French, Italian and English-language pro ...
as Nicola Corbo * Marie Brassard as Mignonne Corbo * Jean-François Pronovost as Frère de Jean * Francis Ducharme as Mathieu * Simon Pigeon as Jacques * Maxime Mailloux as Alain * Laurent-Christophe De Ruelle as Louis * Jean-François Poulin as Robert * Stéphane Demers as Professeur Lacasse *
Dino Tavarone Dino Tavarone (born December 28, 1942) is an Italian-Canadian actor most prominent in the Cinema of Quebec.Brendan Kelly"Mon ami Dino: Q&A with actor Dino Tavarone" '' Montreal Gazette'', August 4, 2016. He is most noted for his role as mafia boss ...
as Achille Corbo * Jean-Léon Rondeau as Directeur du collège * Jean-Luc Terriault as Élève Gagnon * Franco Montesano as Dino * Sylvain Castonguay as André Lagrenade * Thérèse Perreault as Thérèse Morin * Jean-Simon Leduc as André * Félix-Antoine Duval as René * Jean Antoine Charest as Georges Ménard * Richard Champagne as Policier * Simon Chaussé as Lieutenant


Reception

The film premiered at the
2014 Toronto International Film Festival The 39th annual Toronto International Film Festival, the 39th event in the Toronto International Film Festival series, was held in Canada from 4–14 September 2014. David Dobkin's film '' The Judge'', starring Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duv ...
, before going into general release in 2015. It garnered three Canadian Screen Award nominations at the
4th Canadian Screen Awards Fourth or the fourth may refer to: * the ordinal form of the number 4 * ''Fourth'' (album), by Soft Machine, 1971 * Fourth (angle), an ancient astronomical subdivision * Fourth (music), a musical interval * ''The Fourth'' (1972 film), a Sovie ...
in 2016, for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Tony Nardi) and Best Costume Design ( Judy Jonker), and 10 Jutra Award nominations at the
18th Jutra Awards The 18th Quebec Cinema Awards ceremony ( fr , Gala du cinéma québécois 2016) were held on March 20, 2016 to honour films made with the participation of the Quebec film industry in 2015.Prix collégial du cinéma québécois in 2016.David Rémillard
"Chorus remporte le Prix collégial du cinéma québécois"
'' Le Soleil'', March 19, 2016.


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External links

* 2014 films 2014 drama films Canadian drama films Works about Italian-Canadian culture French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films Films directed by Mathieu Denis {{2010s-Canada-film-stub