Votez Bougon
2016 film by Jean-François Pouliot
- December 16, 2016 (2016-12-16)
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Votez Bougon is a Canadian comedy film, directed by Jean-François Pouliot and released in 2016.[1]
Based on the 2000s television sitcom Les Bougon, the film is a political satire in which Paul Bougon (Rémy Girard) enters politics, starting his own political party and catching a populist wave that results in his being elected as the new Premier of Quebec.[2] All of the actors from the television series reprised their original roles, with the exception that the role of adopted daughter Mao was recast.[3]
Although press coverage of the film noted some similarities to the presidential campaign of Donald Trump,[4] the film was more directly inspired by Quebec populist gadfly Bernard "Rambo" Gauthier [fr].[5]
The film was a shortlisted finalist for the Public Prize, an audience-voted fan award, at the 19th Quebec Cinema Awards.[6] It was the second most successful Quebec film of 2016 at the box office, behind The 3 L'il Pigs 2 (Les 3 p'tits cochons 2).[7]
References
- ^ "Votez Bougon, un bel exemple de médiocrité". Le Journal de Montréal, February 28, 2017.
- ^ "Votez Bougon: pour le meilleur et pour le pire...". La Presse, December 16, 2016.
- ^ "Votez Bougon: rien n'a changé. Ou presque...". La Presse, December 13, 2016.
- ^ "Trump presidency is ideal backdrop for Les Bougon's move to big screen". Montreal Gazette, December 13, 2016.
- ^ "Rambo et Les Bougon". Le Journal de Montréal, December 8, 2016.
- ^ "Gala Québec cinéma: Juste la fin du monde et Two Lovers and a Bear en tête". La Presse, April 5, 2017.
- ^ "Votez Bougon franchit le cap des 2 millions $". La Presse, January 12, 2017.
External links
- Votez Bougon at IMDb
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