| Jo for Jonathan | |
|---|---|
| French | Jo pour Jonathan |
| Directed by | Maxime Giroux |
| Written by | Maxime Giroux Alexandre Laferrière |
| Produced by | Paul Barbeau |
| Starring | Raphaël Lacaille Jean-Sébastien Courchesne |
| Cinematography | Sara Mishara |
| Edited by | Mathieu Bouchard-Malo |
| Music by | Olivier Alary |
Production companies | Nouveau Film Reprise Films |
| Distributed by | Métropole Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Jo for Jonathan (French: Jo pour Jonathan) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Maxime Giroux and released in 2010.[1] The film stars Raphaël Lacaille as Jonathan, a teenager who wants to emulate his older brother Thomas (Jean-Sébastien Courchesne) and become a player in the world of illegal car racing. Despite not yet having a driver's license, he enters a race and loses, getting into trouble as he does not have money to pay; Thomas must bail him out by racing himself, but is gravely injured in an accident.[2]
The film premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in August 2010,[3] and had its Canadian premiere at the Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie in September.[4] It went into commercial release in March 2011.[1]
Lacaille won the Borsos Competition award for best actor in a Canadian film at the 2010 Whistler Film Festival.[5]
- ^ a b Charles-Henri Ramond, "Jo pour Jonathan – Film de Maxime Giroux". Films du Québec, February 21, 2011.
- ^ Brendan Kelly, "Intense story of a boy in an existential crisis". Montreal Gazette, March 18, 2011.
- ^ "Cinq longs métrages canadiens à Lorcano, dont deux en compétition internationale". Canadian Press, July 15, 2010.
- ^ "Le film "Jo pour Jonathan", de Maxime Giroux, va de festival en festival". Canadian Press, September 22, 2010.
- ^ Graeme McRanor, "It's a wrap for 10th anniversary of Whistler Film Festival; Highlights included a chat with filmmakers Monte Hellman, Bruce McDonald and Atom Egoyan and a new home for the film fest". Vancouver Sun, December 6, 2010.