''Two Days Before Christmas'' (french: 23 décembre, lit. "December 23") is a Canadian romantic comedy film, directed by Miryam Bouchard and released in 2022. Inspired in part by the 2003 film ''

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'', the film stars an ensemble cast of Quebec actors in two separate stories about love and romance in the last two days before

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. The cast includes

Virginie Fortin Virginie Fortin (born September 3, 1986) is a Canadian actress and comedian from Quebec. Comedy She first became known as a comedian in the early 2010s, when she won the 2013 edition of the televised stand-up comedy competition ''En route vers mo ...

as Elsa, a single writer still pining for her childhood friend David (Sacha Charles); Catherine Brunet as her sister Stéphanie, who is expecting her first child with her husband Alex ( François Arnaud) and planning a romantic getaway for the couple to experience their last Christmas as a couple whose lives will not be dominated by parenthood;

Guylaine Tremblay Guylaine Tremblay (born October 14, 1960) is a Canadian actress from Quebec. She is most noted for her performance in the film ''Summit Circle (Contre toute espérance)'', for which she won the Prix Jutra for Best Actress at the 10th Jutra Awar ...

as Marie-France, Elsa and Stéphanie's mother who upends both women's Christmas plans when she calls with the news that their father has had a heart attack; and

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as Antoine, a pop star who is married to Madeleine (Marie-Hélène Thibault) but is having an affair on tour with his press agent Jessica (Catherine Souffront) The film opened in theatres on November 25, 2022. In January 2023, the film became the highest-grossing Quebec film at the box office since ''

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(Menteur)'' in 2019.Guillaume Picard
"«23 décembre» est le film québécois le plus rentable depuis juillet 2019"

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, January 13, 2023.

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* 2022 films 2022 romantic comedy films Canadian romantic comedy films Canadian Christmas comedy films Films shot in Quebec Films set in Quebec City 2020s Canadian films {{Quebec-film-stub