The Plouffe Family () is a 1981 Canadian drama film, based on Roger Lemelin's novel about the titular Plouffe family, set during World War II."Plouffe, Les – Film de Gilles Carle". Films du Québec, March 9, 2009. The film was Canada's submission to the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1981, but was not shortlisted as a nominee for the award.
Production Roger Lemelin was paid $250,000 to write the script. The film was shot from 19 August to 5 December 1980, on a budget of $4.8 million () with $250,000 coming from the SDICC.
Release The film premiered in Quebec City on 7 April 1981, and was later shown at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. It was distributed by Ciné 360 in Quebec and by Ambassador Film Distributors in the rest of Canada.
Reception The film was seen by 191,294 people in France.
See also La famille Plouffe, television series aired in the 1950s The Crime of Ovide Plouffe, 1984 film and 1986 miniseries List of submissions to the 54th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
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