Trash (French: Décharge) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Benoît Pilon and released in 2011.[1] The film stars David Boutin as Pierre Dalpé, a formerly homeless man who has rebuilt his life with a successful trash collection business and a marriage to Madeleine (Isabel Richer), the woman who saved him from the streets; however, his fortunes begin to take a turn for the worse again after he meets Ève (Sophie Desmarais), a young drug addict living on the streets whom he tries to help in the same way.[2]
| Trash | |
|---|---|
| French | Décharge |
| Directed by | Benoît Pilon |
| Written by | Benoît Pilon Pierre Szalowski |
| Produced by | Richard Lalonde |
| Starring | David Boutin Isabel Richer Sophie Desmarais |
| Cinematography | Michel La Veaux |
| Edited by | Richard Comeau Louis-Philippe Rathé |
| Music by | Robert M. Lepage |
Production company | Forum Films |
| Distributed by | Remstar |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The film began production in December 2009 in Montreal.[3] It premiered on October 2, 2011, at the Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur,[2] before premiering commercially in Quebec on October 21.[1]
Kathryn Casault received a Jutra Award nomination for Best Makeup at the 14th Jutra Awards in 2012.[4]
