Underground (2020 film)

Underground (French: Souterrain) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Sophie Dupuis and released in 2020.[1] The film stars Joakim Robillard as Maxime, a troubled miner in Val-d’Or, Quebec, who must attempt to rescue his coworkers when an explosion happens inside the mine.[2]

Underground
Film poster
FrenchSouterrain
Directed bySophie Dupuis
Produced byÉtienne Hansez
Written bySophie Dupuis
StarringJoakim Robillard
Théodore Pellerin
James Hyndman
Music byGaëtan Gravel
Patrice Dubuc
CinematographyMathieu Laverdière
Edited byMichel Grou
Production
company
Bravo Charlie
Distributed byAxia Films
Release date
  • October 7, 2020 (2020-10-07) (FNC)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The cast also includes Théodore Pellerin as Julien, his friend and former coworker who has suffered from aphasia since being injured in a car accident for which Maxime was responsible, as well as James Hyndman, Guillaume Cyr, Catherine Trudeau, Mickaël Gouin, Chantal Fontaine, Bruno Marcil and Jean L'Italien.

The film entered production in 2019,[3] and premiered at the Festival du nouveau cinéma on October 7, 2020.[4] It subsequently had its first English Canadian screening at the 2020 Whistler Film Festival,[5] where Dupuis won the Borsos Competition award for Best Director of a Canadian Film.[6]

References
  1. "Souterrain, de Sophie Dupuis : l’esprit de famille quand tout le reste s’écroule". Ici Radio-Canada, September 5, 2020.
  2. Sophie Rouillard, "«Souterrain»: la quête vers la résilience de Sophie Dupuis". Le Citoyen, September 30, 2020.
  3. Lauren Malyk, "Sophie Dupuis embarks on Souterrain". Playback, June 4, 2019.
  4. André Duchesne, "Souterrain de Sophie Dupuis ouvrira le FNC". La Presse, August 18, 2020.
  5. "Whistler Film Festival to open with 'Sugar Daddy,' 'In Her City'". CityNews, November 5, 2020.
  6. Lauren Malyk, "Little Orphans wins Best Canadian Feature at WFF". Playback, December 21, 2020.


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