The Dishwasher | |
Native Name: | |
Director: | Francis Leclerc |
Producer: | Marie-Claude Poulin |
Based On: | Le Plongeur by Stéphane Larue |
Starring: | Henri Richer-Picard Charles-Aubey Houde |
Cinematography: | Steve Asselin |
Editing: | Isabelle Malenfant |
Studio: | Sphère Média |
Distributor: | Immina Films |
Runtime: | 127 minutes |
Country: | Canada |
Language: | French |
The Dishwasher (French: Le Plongeur) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Francis Leclerc and released in 2023.[1] An adaptation of the semi-autobiographical novel by Stéphane Larue, the film stars Henri Richer-Picard as Stéphane, who takes a menial job as a dishwasher in a restaurant after being left in deep debt by a gambling addiction.[2]
The film's cast also includes Charles-Aubey Houde, Joan Hart, Maxime de Cotret, Fayolle Jean Jr., Robin L'Houmeau, Marie-Ève Beauregard, Zachary Évrard, Gabrielle Côté, Jade Charbonneau, Guillaume Laurin, Anthony Therrien, Julien Leclerc, Stéphan Allard, Justin Leyrolles-Bouchard, Luka Limoges, Emmanuel Schwartz and Éric K. Boulianne.
It features a soundtrack of classic rock and heavy metal songs alongside pop and electronic songs contemporary to the film's early-2000s setting, including material by Iron Maiden, Anonymus, Rancid, Neil Young, Anthrax, Stefie Shock, Groovy Aardvark, Radiohead, Ben Harper, Dumas, Leftfield, Sugar Ray, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Metallica and Jean Leloup.[1]
The film premiered on February 22, 2023, at the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma,[3] before opening commercially on February 24.[4]
Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | |
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Prix Iris | December 10, 2023 | Best Film | Marie-Claude Poulin | [5] | |
Best Director | Francis Leclerc | ||||
Best Actor | Henri Picard | ||||
Best Supporting Actor | Maxime de Cotret | ||||
Charles-Aubey Houde | [6] | ||||
Revelation of the Year | Joan Hart | ||||
Best Screenplay | Éric K. Boulianne, Francis Leclerc | ||||
Best Art Direction | Mathieu Lemay | ||||
Best Cinematography | Steve Asselin | ||||
Best Editing | Isabelle Malenfant | ||||
Best Sound | Olivier Calvert, Luc Boudrias, Yann Cleary | ||||
Best Casting | Brigitte Viau | ||||
Canadian Screen Awards | 2024 | Best Supporting Performance in a Drama Film | Charles-Aubey Houde | [7] | |
Best Adapted Screenplay | Éric K. Boulianne, Francis Leclerc | ||||
Best Editing | Isabelle Malenfant |