The Hair of the Beast () is a Canadian comedy horror film, directed by Philippe Gagnon and released in 2010.Charles-Henri Ramond, "Poil de la bête, Le – Film de Philippe Gagnon". Films du Québec, September 1, 2010.
Set in colonial New France in the 1660s, the film stars Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge as Joseph Côté, a man who has escaped from prison after being sentenced to death for a crime; hiding out in Beauport after taking on the identity of a Jesuit priest, he falls in love with Marie Labotte (Viviane Audet), a fille du roy whom nobody else wants to marry, while simultaneously discovering that he is the only one who can battle the werewolves who terrorize the community at night.André Duchesne, "Le poil de la bête : des loups-garous en Nouvelle-France". La Presse, September 25, 2010.
The cast also includes Gilles Renaud, Patrice Robitaille, Antoine Bertrand, Marc Beaupré, Marie-Chantal Perron, Sébastien Huberdeau, Mirianne Brûlé, Pierre-Luc Lafontaine, Martin Dubreuil, Marie-Thérèse Fortin, Patrick Drolet, Benoît McGinnis, Michel Barrette, Isabeau Blanche, Étienne Pilon and Virginie Morin.
Production The film went into production in fall 2009.Mario Cloutier, "Le poil de la bête : gare aux loups !". La Presse, November 7, 2009.
It was originally announced as the first part of a trilogy,Geneviève Vézina-Montplaisir, "Le poil de la bête: Le début d'une trilogie". Métro, November 4, 2009. with the other two films to be titled Les enfants de chienne and La mort aux dents, although the sequels never materialized.
Awards André Duval received a Jutra Award nomination for Best Hair at the 13th Jutra Awards in 2011.Marc Cassivi, "Soirée des Jutra: Incendies, favori d'un cru relevé". La Presse, February 9, 2011.
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