Diego Star

Diego Star is a Canadian drama film, directed by Frédérick Pelletier and released in 2013.[1] Set in Lévis, Quebec where a Russian cargo ship has been docked following a serious on-board accident, the film traces the journey of Traoré (Isaka Sawadogo), the ship's Ivorian mechanic, through both his decision to blow the whistle on the crew's neglect of ship maintenance issues and his developing friendship with Fanny (Chloé Bourgeois), the local woman with whom he has been billeted during the ship's time in Lévis.[2]

Diego Star
Film poster
Directed byFrédérick Pelletier
Produced byPascal Bascaron
Sylvain Corbeil
Nancy Grant
Marion Hänsel
Written byFrédérick Pelletier
StarringIsaka Sawadogo
Chloé Bourgeois
CinematographyPhilippe Roy
Edited byMarie-Hélène Dozo
Production
company
Metafilms
Man's Films
Distributed byFiGa Films
Release date
  • January 25, 2013 (2013-01-25)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The film premiered in the Bright Future program at the 2013 International Film Festival Rotterdam.[3] It had its Canadian premiere at the Festival du nouveau cinéma in September 2013,[4]

Awards

The film received five Prix Jutra nominations at the 16th Jutra Awards in 2014, for Best Film, Best Actor (Sawadogo), Best Actress (Bourgeois), Best Screenplay (Pelletier) and Best Art Direction (Marjorie Rhéaume).[5]

References
  1. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Diego Star – Film de Frédérick Pelletier". Films du Québec, November 13, 2013.
  2. Peter Keough, "Cold reality for whistle-blower in ‘Diego Star’". Boston Globe, October 29, 2013.
  3. "Le film quebecois «Diego Star» sera presente au festival de Rotterdam". Canadian Press, January 9, 2013.
  4. "Festival du nouveau cinema: le festival devoile sa selection Focus". Canadian Press, September 18, 2013.
  5. "Jutra nominations light up screen scene; Top Quebecois films include Louis Cyr and Gabrielle". Montreal Gazette, January 28, 2014.


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