Confessions of a Hitman

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| director = Luc Picard

| producer = Christian Larouche

| writer = Sylvain Guy

| based_on = Gallant: confessions d’un tueur à gages by Éric Thibault and Félix Séguin

| starring = Luc Picard

| music = Daniel Bélanger

| cinematography = François Dutil

| editing = Carmen-Mélanie Pépin

| studio = Christal Films

| distributor = Les Films Opale

| released = {{Film date|2021|12|04|Whistler}}

| runtime = 109 minutes

| country = Canada

| language = French

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Confessions of a Hitman ({{langx|fr|Confessions}}) is a Canadian crime drama film, directed by Luc Picard and released in 2021.André Duchesne, [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/2021-02-19/premieres-images-du-film-confessions.php "Premières images du film Confessions"]. La Presse, February 19, 2021. Based on Gallant: confessions d’un tueur à gages, a 2015 non-fiction book written by Éric Thibault and Félix Séguin about Canadian contract killer Gerald Gallant, the film stars Picard as Gallant.[https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2021/12/20/confessions-luc-picard-sacre-meilleur-realisateur-a-whistler "«Confessions»: Luc Picard sacré meilleur réalisateur à Whistler"]. Le Journal de Montréal, December 20, 2021.

The film's cast also includes David La Haye, Sandrine Bisson, Éveline Gélinas, Dany Boudreault, Emmanuel Charest, Jean-François Boudreau, Bobby Beshro, Maxim Gaudette, Louise Portal, Raymond Cloutier and Catherine De Léan.

The film was shot in 2019, on a budget of $6.6 million.Maxime Demers, [https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2019/09/28/gallant-confessions-dun-tueur-a-gages-en-quete-de-realisme "Confessions d’un tueur à gages: Luc Picard dans la peau d'un tueur"]. Le Journal de Montréal, September 28, 2019.

The film premiered at the 2021 Whistler Film Festival,Emmanuelle Froment, [https://hollywoodpq.com/le-film-intriguant-confessions-de-luc-picard-presente-en-premiere-mondiale-a-whistler/ "Le film intriguant Confessions de Luc Picard présenté en première mondiale à Whistler"]. HollywoodPQ, September 24, 2021. and was commercially released in March 2022.

Awards

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Whistler Film Festival

| 2021

| Best Director, Borsos Competition

| Luc Picard

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| Charlie Smith, [https://www.straight.com/movies/cinema-of-sleep-wins-borsos-award-for-best-canadian-feature-at-whistler-film-festival "Cinema of Sleep wins Borsos award for best Canadian feature at Whistler Film Festival"]. The Georgia Straight, December 20, 2021.

rowspan=3| Canadian Screen Awards

| rowspan=3| 2022

| Best Supporting Actor

| David La Haye

| {{nom}}

| rowspan=3| Brent Furdyk, [https://web.archive.org/web/20220215130202/https://etcanada.com/news/867531/2022-canadian-screen-awards-nominees-announced/ "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack"]. ET Canada, February 15, 2022.

Best Adapted Screenplay

| Sylvain Guy

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Best Hair

| Denis Parent, Jean-Luc Lapierre

| {{nom}}

rowspan=4|Prix Iris

|rowspan=4|December 10, 2023

| Best Actor

| Luc Picard

| {{nom}}

|rowspan=4|[https://ctvm.info/quebec-cinema-devoile-les-finalistes-aux-prix-iris-2023/ "Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux PRIX IRIS 2023"]. CTVM, November 14, 2023.

Best Original Music

| Daniel Bélanger

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Best Makeup

| Kathryn Casault, Bruno Gatien

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Public Prize

| Christian Larouche, Sébastien Létourneau, Luc Picard, Sylvain Guy

| {{nom}}

References

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