A Christmas Storm () is a Canadian comedy film, directed by Alain Chicoine and released in 2024.Silvia Galipeau, "Vent de fraîcheur". La Presse, November 8, 2024.
A spinoff of the television series L'Œil du cyclone, the film centres on Isabelle Gagnon (Christine Beaulieu) scrambling to preserve her family's Christmas traditions. Her mother Louise (Danielle Proulx) has planned a trip to Florida with her boyfriend Michel (Luc Senay); her oldest daughter Jade (Emi Chicoine) is planning to have Christmas dinner with her boyfriend's family; and her younger children Emma (Juliette Aubé) and Jules (Joey Bélanger) have been invited to spend the holiday in New York City with their father Jean-François (Patrick Hivon) and his new wife Mylène (Catherine Souffront). Isabelle thus enlists her sister Éliane (Véronique Cloutier) to help sabotage everybody's plans so that she doesn't have to spend Christmas alone.Maxime Demers, "Critique du film «Le cyclone de Noël»: une comédie légère et sans prétention qui nous plonge (déjà) dans l’ambiance des Fêtes". Le Journal de Montréal, November 7, 2024.
The cast also includes Dominic Paquet, Étienne Lou, Louise Portal, Sonia Vachon, Pierre Verville, Carmen Sylvestre and Michèle Richard in supporting roles.
Production The film was shot in Montreal in spring 2024.Maxime Demers, "C’est Noël en mai sur le plateau de tournage du film «Le cyclone de Noël»". Le Journal de Montréal, May 1, 2024.
Distribution The film premiered on November 8, 2024.Amélie Revert, "«Le cyclone de Noël»: le chaos des traditions". Le Devoir, November 1, 2024. It surpassed the $1 million benchmark for box office success in the Quebec market within two weeks of its release,Maxime Demers, "Box-office québécois: le film «Le cyclone de Noël» dépasse le cap du million en moins de deux semaines". Le Journal de Montréal, November 20, 2024. and passed the $2 million mark after four weeks.Jamie Casemore, "Le cyclone de Noël passes $2M at the box office". Playback, December 6, 2024.
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