Congorama
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{{Infobox film
| name = Congorama
| image = Congorama Poster.jpg
| caption = Christal Films theatrical poster for Congorama
| director = Philippe Falardeau
| producer = Joseph Rouschop
Éric Tavitian
| writer = Philippe Falardeau
| starring = Olivier Gourmet
Paul Ahmarani
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Gabriel Arcand
Lorraine Pintal
Claudia Tagbo
Arnaud Mouithys
Jean-Luc Couchard
| music = Jarby Mc Coy
| cinematography = André Turpin
| editing = Frédérique Broos
| distributor = Les Films Christal (Canada)
Benelux Film Distributors (Benelux)
UGC PH (France)
| released = {{Film date|2006|05|25|Cannes Film Festival|2007|01|17|Belgium}}
| runtime = 105 minutes
| country = Canada
Belgium
France
| language = French
| budget = $30 million
}}
Congorama is a French-Belgian-Canadian film directed by Philippe Falardeau, released in 2006.
Plot
Michel is a Belgian inventor. He cares for his father, a paralysed writer, is married to a Congolese woman and is the father of an interracial child whom he reassures as to his parentage. He discovers at the age of 41 that he was adopted, actually having been born in Sainte-Cécile, Quebec. In the summer of 2000, he travels to Quebec, supposedly to sell some of his inventions. While on a near-impossible quest to find his birth family in the town where he was born, he crosses paths with Louis Legros, son of another inventor, in a meeting which will change their lives.
Premiere
Congorama received its world premiere at the Directors' Fortnight series held alongside the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.(2003), [http://www.allmovieguide.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:350876 Allmovie information]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Allmovie, accessed 2008-04-12
Awards
Genie Award – Screenplay; Prix Jutra – Picture, Director, Screenplay, Actor (Ahmarani, Gourmet), Supporting Actor (Arcand)
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070510142853/http://www.lecinema.ca/film/1222/ Lecinéma.com]
- {{IMDb title|0810809|Congorama}}
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Category:Films directed by Philippe Falardeau
Category:Best Film Prix Iris winners
Category:2000s French-language films
Category:French-language Canadian films
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