Babine is a 2008 Canadian fantasy drama film, directed by Luc Picard."Babine: la belle histoire d'un pays d'en haut" . Le Soleil, November 22, 2008. Adapted from Fred Pellerin's book Il faut prendre le taureau par les contes, the film stars Vincent-Guillaume Otis as Babine, the village idiot of Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, Quebec."Babine, ou l'ode à la folie". Le Devoir, October 4, 2007. A lifelong outcast because his mother (Isabel Richer) was believed to be the town witch, he becomes the immediate suspect when the town's church catches fire, killing the parish priest (Julien Poulin)."Babine – Film de Luc Picard". Films du Québec, January 1, 2009. However, he will receive the support of the village's merchant, Toussaint Brodeur (Luc Picard), as he attempts to prove his innocence.
The film's cast also includes Alexis Martin, Gildor Roy, Marie Brassard and Antoine Bertrand.
A sequel film, Ésimésac, was released in 2012.
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Reception Babine received generally favourable reviews by the critics. Overall, the film was quite successful, collecting $2.8 million at the Quebec box office.
Accolades The film received many awards and nominations, including two Genie Award nominations at the 30th Genie Awards in 2009: Best Supporting Actress (Richer) and Best Sound Editing (Olivier Calvert, Natalie Fleurant, Francine Poirier and Lise Wedlock). +Award / Film FestivalCategoryRecipients and nomineesResultDirectors Guild of CanadaProduction Design - FeatureNicolas LepageGenie Awards Best Supporting ActressIsabel RicherBest Sound EditingOlivier CalvertNatalie FleurantFrancine PoirierLise WedlockJutra AwardsBest Art DirectionNicolas LepageBest Costume DesignCarmen AlieBest MakeupKathryn CasaultBest MusicNormand CorbeilSerge FioriBest SoundDominique ChartrandOlivier CalvertLouis GignacGavin FernandesBest ActorVincent-Guillaume OtisBest HairstylingDenis ParentBest ScreenplayFred PellerinBest Supporting ActorLuc Picard
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