The Handout

The Handout
FrenchAutrui
Directed byMicheline Lanctôt
Screenplay byMicheline Lanctôt
Hubert-Yves Rose
Produced byPaul Barbeau
StarringRobin Aubert
Brigitte Pogonat
CinematographyNicolas Canniccioni
Edited byAube Foglia
Music byPhilip Glass
Production
company
Reprise Films
Distributed byMétropole Films
Release date
  • February 27, 2015 (2015-02-27) (RVCQ)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The Handout (French: Autrui) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Micheline Lanctôt and released in 2015.[1] The film stars Robin Aubert as Éloi, a homeless man who is drawn into a complicated relationship with Lucie (Brigitte Pogonat), an aimless young woman who tries to help him.[2]

The film premiered at the 2015 Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois,[1] prior to opening commercially a few days later.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Charles-Henri Ramond, "Autrui – Film de Micheline Lanctôt". Films du Québec, February 10, 2015.
  2. ^ Brendan Kelly, "Movie review: Autrui chronicles an unlikely friendship". Montreal Gazette, February 25, 2015.
  3. ^ Jean Siag, "Autrui: sauvé par une naufragée". La Presse, March 1, 2015.