''Scratch'' is a Canadian musical drama film from

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, released in 2015. The directorial debut of Sébastien Godron, the film centres on a family of

Haitian Canadian Haitian Canadians are Canadian citizens of Haitian descent or Haiti-born people who reside in Canada. As of 2016, more than 86% of Haitian Canadians reside in Quebec. Haitian Migration to Canada Immigration 1960-1980 Immigration from Haiti ...

immigrants in Montreal's Little Burgundy neighbourhood."Movie review: 'Hip-opera' Scratch set in Montreal's Haitian community"
''24News'', September 24, 2015. The primary characters are Angelot/"Leslie" (Raphaël Joseph Lafond), an aspiring hip hop musician, and his brother Frantz (Fayolle Jean, Jr.), a

pimp Procuring or pandering is the facilitation or provision of a prostitute or other sex worker in the arrangement of a sex act with a customer. A procurer, colloquially called a pimp (if male) or a madam (if female, though the term pimp has still ...

who sets the film's events in motion when he is arrested and imprisoned. The cast also includes

Schelby Jean-Baptiste Schelby Jean-Baptiste is a Haitian Canadian actress. She is most noted for her performance in the 2015 film '' Scratch'', for which she was a nominee for Best Supporting Actress at the 18th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2016. She has also appeared in t ...

, Samian, Lovhard Dorvilliers, Dominique Laguë (vocal percussionist) and Fayolle Jean (Sr.). 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, Jenny Salgado won the award for Best Original Song, for "C’est aujourd’hui que je sors". At the 18th Quebec Cinema Awards, the film garnered nominations for Best Supporting Actress (Schelby Jean-Baptiste), Best Editing (Hubert Hayaud) and Best Original Music (Jenny Salgado, André Courcy and Luc St-Pierre)."La Passion d'Augustine and Corbo lead the Jutra film nominations"
''

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'', January 26, 2016.

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* 2015 films Canadian musical drama films Quebec films Black Canadian films Films set in Montreal Haitian Quebecers 2010s musical drama films 2015 drama films French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films {{musical-drama-film-stub