The Pig's Law
| The Pig's Law | |
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| French | La Loi du cochon |
| Directed by | Érik Canuel |
| Written by | Joanne Arseneau |
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| Cinematography | Jérôme Sabourin |
| Edited by | Jean-François Bergeron |
| Music by | Dazmo |
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| Distributed by | Alliance Atlantis |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The Pig's Law (French: La Loi du cochon) is a 2001 Canadian crime comedy-drama film, directed by Érik Canuel.[1] The film stars Isabel Richer and Catherine Trudeau as Stéphane and Bettie Brousseau, two sisters running a struggling pig farm in rural Quebec; they have rented part of their land out to a criminal marijuana smuggling ring led by Paquette (Sylvain Marcel), but run afoul of the smugglers when Stéphane sells part of the crop herself without their knowledge to pay off her mortgage debt before the farm is foreclosed.[2]
The film's cast also includes Christian Bégin, Jean-Nicolas Verreault, Stéphane Demers, Christopher Heyerdahl and Marie Brassard.
Richer received a Prix Jutra nomination for Best Actress at the 4th Jutra Awards.[3]
References
- ^ "Loi du cochon, La – Film d'Érik Canuel". Films du Québec, 23 January 2009.
- ^ "Drug problems take root in Loi du Cochon". Montreal Gazette, 5 October 2001.
- ^ "Hot year at home: Jutra nominees reflect a booming local film scene". Montreal Gazette, 24 January 2002.