Riptide (2013 film)

Riptide (French: Ressac) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Pascale Ferland and released in 2013.[1] Set in the Gaspésie region of Quebec, the film begins with the death of Édouard (Bobby Beshro) in an industrial accident soon after leaving town to seek work in the city, and centres on the effects of his death on his mother-in-law Dorine (Muriel Dutil), wife Gemma (Nicole-Sylvie Lagarde) and daughter Chloé (Clémence Dufresne-Deslières).[2]

Riptide
Film poster
FrenchRessac
Directed byPascale Ferland
Produced byPascale Ferland
Written byPascale Ferland
StarringNicole-Sylvie Lagarde
Muriel Dutil
Clémence Dufresne-Deslières
Music byLuc Bouchard
Éric Morin
CinematographyPhilippe Roy
Edited byRené Roberge
Production
company
Les Films de l'Autre
Distributed byK Films Amerique
Release date
  • August 27, 2013 (2013-08-27) (FFM)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The cast also includes Martin Dubreuil as Philippe, with whom Gemma was having an extramarital affair, and Pierre-Luc Lafontaine as Richard, a young man who becomes a love interest for Chloé.

The film premiered in August 2013 at the Montreal World Film Festival,[2] before opening commercially in December.[3]

Dutil received a Jutra Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 16th Jutra Awards in 2014.[4]

References
  1. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Ressac – Film de Pascale Ferland". Films du Québec, November 24, 2013.
  2. Dennis Harvey, "Montreal Film Review: ‘Riptide’". Variety, September 16, 2013.
  3. Manon Dumais, "Pascale Ferland / Ressac : Familia". Voir, December 12, 2013.
  4. André Duchesne, "Jutra: Louis Cyr champion des nominations". La Presse, January 27, 2014.
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