''Corbo'' is a Canadian drama film from

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, written and directed by

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'', 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

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businessman Nicola Corbo ( Tony Nardi) and his wife Mignonne (

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), who becomes radicalized after a chance meeting with two young activists ( Karelle Tremblay and Antoine L'Écuyer) draws him into the

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."'Corbo': Toronto Review"
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'', September 14, 2014.

Cast

* Anthony Therrien as Jean Corbo * Antoine L'Écuyer as François * Karelle Tremblay as Julie * Tony Nardi as Nicola Corbo *

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 *

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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 *

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as René * Jean Antoine Charest as Georges Ménard * Richard Champagne as Policier * Simon Chaussé as Lieutenant

Reception

The film premiered at the

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, before going into general release in 2015. It garnered three

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nominations at the

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in 2016, for

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, Best Supporting Actor (Tony Nardi) and Best Costume Design (

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), and 10

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nominations at the

18th Jutra Awards The 18th Quebec Cinema Awards ceremony () 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 The Prix collégial du cinéma québécois is an annual Canadian film award, presented to a film from Quebec judged as the best of the year by a jury of students in film studies programs at the province's CEGEPs.Léa Carrier"Je m’appelle humain re ...

in 2016.David Rémillard
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'', March 19, 2016.

References

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 Films scored by Olivier Alary {{2010s-Canada-film-stub