In Broad Daylight () is a 2022 Canadian drama film, directed by Emmanuel Tardif.Melanie Goodfellow, "‘In Broad Daylight’: First-Look Trailer For Canadian Karlovy Vary Title". Deadline Hollywood, June 27, 2022. The film centres on a reclusive wealthy family who have spent months living in virtual isolation in the family mansion to prevent their community from finding out that daughter Hélène (Amaryllis Tremblay) has gotten pregnant from a one-night stand, only to have their fragile equilibrium challenged when Hélène leaves the house soon after the baby's birth to look for the father."« AU GRAND JOUR » de Emmanuel Tardif en première mondiale au 56e Festival international du film de Karlovy Vary". CTVM, June 1, 2022.
The cast also includes Karine Gonthier-Hyndman and David Savard as Hélène's parents, Elijah Patrice as her brother, Marianne Fortier as a relative mystified by her family's lack of contact, and Jean-Simon Leduc as Antonin, the baby's father.
The film entered production in 2020 in Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford, Quebec.Marie-Ève Lambert, "Un film d’Emmanuel Tardif tourné à St-Paul-d’Abbotsford". La Voix de l'Est, August 12, 2020.
It premiered in the Proxima competition for emerging filmmakers at the 56th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in July 2022. It had its Canadian premiere at the 2022 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival in September, and its Quebec premiere at the Cinemania film festival in November.Charles-Henri Ramond, "Au grand jour: première québécoise à Cinemania". Films du Québec, October 26, 2022. At Cinemania, the film received an honorable mention from the Jury Prize jury.Charles-Henri Ramond, "Cinemania annonce ses lauréats". Films du Québec, November 14, 2022.
The commercial release was slated for April 2023, but was cancelled in January after Tardif was arrested for murdering his mother.Constance Cazzanigga, "Sortie annulée pour «Au grand jour» après l’arrestation de son réalisateur". Métro, January 26, 2023. He was later found to be not criminally responsible due to being mentally ill.
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