Confessions of a Hitman () is a Canadian crime drama film, directed by Luc Picard and released in 2021.André Duchesne, "Premières images du film Confessions". La Presse, February 19, 2021. Based on Gallant: confessions d’un tueur à gages, a 2015 non-fiction book written by Éric Thibault and Félix Séguin about Canadian contract killer Gerald Gallant, the film stars Picard as Gallant."«Confessions»: Luc Picard sacré meilleur réalisateur à Whistler". Le Journal de Montréal, December 20, 2021.
The film's cast also includes David La Haye, Sandrine Bisson, Éveline Gélinas, Dany Boudreault, Emmanuel Charest, Jean-François Boudreau, Bobby Beshro, Maxim Gaudette, Louise Portal, Raymond Cloutier and Catherine De Léan.
The film was shot in 2019, on a budget of $6.6 million.Maxime Demers, "Confessions d’un tueur à gages: Luc Picard dans la peau d'un tueur". Le Journal de Montréal, September 28, 2019.
The film premiered at the 2021 Whistler Film Festival,Emmanuelle Froment, "Le film intriguant Confessions de Luc Picard présenté en première mondiale à Whistler". HollywoodPQ, September 24, 2021. and was commercially released in March 2022.
Awards Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Whistler Film Festival 2021 Best Director, Borsos Competition Luc Picard Charlie Smith, "Cinema of Sleep wins Borsos award for best Canadian feature at Whistler Film Festival". The Georgia Straight, December 20, 2021. Canadian Screen Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actor David La Haye Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022. Best Adapted Screenplay Sylvain Guy Best Hair Denis Parent, Jean-Luc Lapierre Prix IrisDecember 10, 2023 Best Actor Luc Picard "Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux PRIX IRIS 2023". CTVM, November 14, 2023. Best Original Music Daniel Bélanger Best Makeup Kathryn Casault, Bruno Gatien Public Prize Christian Larouche, Sébastien Létourneau, Luc Picard, Sylvain Guy
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External links
Confessions (version in French with English subtitles) at Library and Archives Canada