''Thanks for Everything'' (french: Merci pour tout) is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by

Louise Archambault Louise Archambault is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.Adam Nayman"Louise Archambault" ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'', August 20, 2014. She is best known for her films '' Familia'', which won the Claude Jutra Award in 2005, and '' Gabriell ...

and released in 2019. Her second film to be released in 2019 following '' And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux)'', the film stars

Julie Perreault Julie may refer to: * Julie (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the name Film and television * ''Julie'' (1956 film), an American film noir starring Doris Day * ''Julie'' (1975 film), a Hindi film by K. S. Sethumadhav ...

and

Magalie Lépine-Blondeau Magalie Lépine-Blondeau (born August 18, 1982) is a Canadian actress and television host. Biography Magalie Lépine-Blondeau studied theater at Cégep de Saint-Laurent, then at The National Theater School of Canada. After she obtained her d ...

as Christine and Marianne Cyr, two estranged sisters who reunite after the death of their father (

Gilbert Sicotte Gilbert Sicotte, (born February 18, 1948) is a Canadian actor. Career Sicotte is known for roles in '' The Vultures (Les Vautours)'', ''Little Tougas (Ti-Cul Tougas)'', '' The Years of Dreams and Revolt (Les Années de rêves)'', '' The Secret ...

), and embark on a road trip to the

Magdalen Islands The Magdalen Islands (french: Îles de la Madeleine ) are a small archipelago in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with a land area of . While part of the Province of Quebec, the islands are in fact closer to the Maritime provinces and Newfoundland ...

to scatter his ashes. The film's cast also includes

Robin Aubert Robin Aubert (born May 13, 1972) is a Canadian actor, screenwriter and film director.

, Guy Nadon, Patrick Hivon,

Jean-François Pichette Jean-François Pichette (born 1962) is a Québécois actor. Filmography * ''Straight for the Heart (À corps perdu)'' ( 1988), as Quentin * '' An Imaginary Tale (Une histoire inventée)'' (1990), as Tibo * ''Montréal P.Q.'' (1992) (TV series), a ...

Aliocha Schneider Aliocha Schneider (; born 21 September 1993) is a Canadian actor and musician who was born in Paris, but grew up in Quebec. He is most noted for his roles in the films '' Aurelie Laflamme's Diary (Le Journal d'Aurélie Laflamme)'',Marie-Claude G ...

and

Sasha Migliarese Sasha Migliarese is a Canadian actress from Quebec. She is most noted for her performance as Meredith in the film ''My Friend Dino (Mon ami Dino)'', for which she was a Prix Iris nominee for Revelation of the Year at the 19th Quebec Cinema Awards ...

. The film opened in theatres on December 25, 2019, and was the top-grossing Quebec film in its first week of release. It was nominated for two awards at the

22nd Quebec Cinema Awards The 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards were presented on 10 June 2020, to recognize talent and achievement in the cinema of Quebec. The planned 7 June ceremony was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but nominees were announced 23 April. Abenaki docume ...

, Best Supporting Actor for Aubert and the Public Prize.

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* 2019 films Canadian road comedy-drama films Films directed by Louise Archambault Films shot in Quebec Films set in Quebec 2010s road comedy-drama films French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-Canada-film-stub