''Living 100 MPH'' () is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by

Louis Bélanger Louis Bélanger (born 1964 in Beauport, Quebec) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He has a degree in communications from Université du Québec à Montréal, UQAM. He is a close friend and collaborator of filmmaker Denis Chouinard; bo ...

and released in 2019.
"Vivre à 100 milles à l'heure : une habile reconstitution, sans magie…"
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'', September 27, 2020. A semi-autobiographical film, it centres on the coming-of-age of three friends, Louis, Daniel and Éric, from their early teens in the late 1970s, when they begin dealing

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in their school, through to their young adulthood in the 1990s, when Louis discovers his passion and talent for photography. Louis is portrayed by Matt Hébert as a child, Elijah Patrice-Baudelot as a teenager, and Rémi Goulet as a young adult. Daniel is portrayed by Nicolas Guay as a child, Zakary Methot as a teenager, and Antoine L'Écuyer as an adult. Éric, who first appears as a teenager, is portrayed by Dylan Walsh as a teenager and Félix-Antoine Cantin as an adult. The film premiered at the

Angoulême Francophone Film Festival The Angoulême Francophone Film Festival (, FFA) is an annual film festival held in Angoulême, France. It was founded by Dominique Besnehard in 2008 and has been held every year in December. It was launched as a showcase for all kind of francophon ...

in August 2019.André Duchesne
"Le prochain film de Louis Bélanger au FCVQ"
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'', August 2, 2019. It had its Canadian premiere in September at the Quebec City Film Festival, where it won the Prix du Public,Cédric Bélanger
"FCVQ: Le public craque pour Vivre à 100 milles à l’heure"
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Le Journal de Québec ''Le Journal de Québec'' is a French-language daily newspaper in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Printed in tabloid format, it has the highest circulation for a Quebec City newspaper, with its closest competitor being '' Le Soleil''. It was foun ...

'', September 23, 2019. before opening commercially on September 27.Cédric Bélanger
"«Je savais que j’avais un don pour raconter des histoires» : Le cinéaste Louis Bélanger revisite sa jeunesse dans Vivre à 100 milles à l’heure"
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'', September 19, 2019.

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* 2019 films 2019 drama films Canadian coming-of-age comedy-drama films Films directed by Louis Bélanger Films shot in Quebec City Films set in Quebec City French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-Canada-film-stub