The Bottle () is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Alain DesRochers and released in 2000."Bouteille, La – Film d’Alain Desrochers". Films du Québec, January 5, 2009. The film stars Réal Bossé and François Papineau as Réal and François, two longtime friends who decide to recover a beer bottle, containing a paper on which they wrote down their hopes and dreams for the future, which they buried 15 years earlier in the back yard of Antoine (Jean Lapointe), a grumpy old man.
The film's cast also includes Hélène Loiselle, Pascale Bussières, Louis Champagne, Sylvie Moreau, Isabelle Brouillette and Jean-Pierre Ferland."Half full: La Bouteille is promising debut for video director Alain DesRochers". Montreal Gazette, October 20, 2000.
DesRochers received a Genie Award nomination for Best Director at the 21st Genie Awards."Coast-to- coast slate of nominees vies for 21st annual awards". National Post, December 13, 2000. At the 3rd Jutra Awards, Papineau was nominated for Best Actor, Loiselle was nominated for Best Actress, and Moreau was nominated for Best Supporting Actress."Film-makers ride new wave to Jutras". Montreal Gazette, February 24, 2001.
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