''We Are Gold'' () is a Canadian drama film, directed by

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and released in 2019. The film stars

Monia Chokri Monia Chokri (born 27 June 1982) is a Canadian actress and filmmaker. Life and career Born in Quebec City in 1982, Chokri began her acting career after she completed her studies at Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal in 2005. Her mother i ...

as Marianne, a successful indie rock musician returning to her hometown in the

Abitibi-Témiscamingue Abitibi-Témiscamingue () is an administrative region located in western Québec, Canada, along the border with Ontario. It became part of the province in 1898. It has a land area of and its population was 147,082 people as of the 2021 cens ...

region of

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for the first time since the death of her parents in a mining accident ten years earlier. The cast also includes Patrick Hivon,

Vincent Bilodeau Vincent Bilodeau (born August 11, 1951) is a French Canadian actor and comedian from Quebec. Career Vincent Bilodeau appeared in many feature films including ''A Sunday in Kigali'' in 2006. Private life He is the brother of Yvon Bilodeau and t ...

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Arsinée Khanjian Arsinée Khanjian (Western Armenian: Արսինէ Խանճեան, Eastern Armenian: Արսինե Խանջյան; ; born 6 September 1958) is a Lebanese-Canadian actress and activist. She is widely known for her collaborations with her husband, ...

, Alexis Martin, Emmanuel Schwartz,

Steve Laplante Steve Laplante (born July 13, 1972) is a Canadian actor and writer from Quebec. He is most noted for his performance as David in the 2022 film ''Viking'', for which he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Lead Performance in a Fil ...

and

Catherine De Léan Catherine De Léan (born April 27, 1980) is a Canadian actress. She is most noted for her role in the film '' Nuit #1'', for which she was a Genie Award nominee for Best Actress at the 32nd Genie Awards in 2012.Katherine Monk, "Who's afraid of Ca ...

. The film received two

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nominations at the

21st Quebec Cinema Awards The 21st Quebec Cinema Awards, the 21st overall ceremony in the history of the Quebec Cinema Awards, were held on June 2, 2019, in Montreal. Cinematographer Pierre Mignot also received the Iris Tribute. The ceremony marked the first time that four ...

, for Best Actor (Hivon) and Best Original Music (

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)."Gala Québec Cinéma : 1991 de Ricardo Trogi mène la course avec 16 nominations"

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, April 11, 2019.

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* 2019 films Films set in Abitibi-Témiscamingue Canadian drama films 2010s French-language films Films shot in Quebec Quebec films French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-Canada-film-stub