My Mother's Men () is a Canadian drama film, directed by Anik Jean and released in 2023."Les hommes de ma mère, premier film d’Anik Jean, prend l’affiche". Ici Radio-Canada, August 4, 2023. The film stars Léane Labrèche-Dor as Elsie, a woman who is fulfilling her recently deceased mother Anne's (Anne-Marie Cadieux) wishes that a portion of her ashes be given to each of her ex-husbands.Olivier Du Ruisseau, "«Les hommes de ma mère»: le grand saut d’Anik Jean". Le Devoir, July 31, 2023.
The cast also includes Marc Messier, Patrick Huard, Benoît Gouin, Colm Feore, Jean-Simon Leduc, Isabel Richer, Sandrine Bisson, Louis-Georges Girard, Mireille Métellus, Emma Lafrenière and Frank Marrs.
Jean, previously known as a musician, directed the film as her solo feature debut, and stated that she had connected with the script due to the recent death of her own father.
Distribution The film premiered commercially on August 4, 2023;Isabelle Hontebeyrie, "«Les hommes de ma mère»: Léane Labrèche-Dor et Anik Jean jouent en justesse et en sensibilité". Le Journal de Montréal, August 3, 2023. by August 21 it had made over $1 million at the provincial box office in Quebec.Maxime Demers, "Box-office: le film «Les hommes de ma mère», d’Anik Jean, franchit le cap du million deux semaines après sa sortie". Le Journal de Montréal, August 21, 2023. It also screened in the Industry Selects program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival,Jeremy Kay, "James Marsh, Rebecca Snow, Neil Burger films among 12 TIFF Industry Selects sales titles". Screen Daily, August 21, 2023. and received a gala screening at the 2023 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival.Heidi Ulrichsen, "Cinéfest 2023 features strong Canadian content". Sudbury.com, August 23, 2023.
Awards Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Prix IrisDecember 10, 2023Best ActressLéane Labrèche-Dor"Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux PRIX IRIS 2023". CTVM, November 14, 2023.Best First FilmAnik JeanPublic PrizePatrick Roy, Patrick Huard, Anik Jean, Maryse LatendresseMaxime Demers, "Le film «Viking», de Stéphane Lafleur, grand gagnant du 25e Gala Québec Cinéma". Le Journal de Montréal, December 10, 2023.
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