Underground (2020 film)

Underground (French: Souterrain) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Sophie Dupuis and released in 2020.[1] The film stars Joakim Robillard as Maxime, a troubled miner in Val-d’Or, Quebec, who must attempt to rescue his coworkers when an explosion happens inside the mine.[2]

Underground
Film poster
French	Souterrain
Directed by	Sophie Dupuis
Produced by	Étienne Hansez
Written by	Sophie Dupuis
Starring	Joakim Robillard Théodore Pellerin James Hyndman
Music by	Gaëtan Gravel Patrice Dubuc
Cinematography	Mathieu Laverdière
Edited by	Michel Grou
Production company	Bravo Charlie
Distributed by	Axia Films
Release date	October 7, 2020 (FNC)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

The cast also includes Théodore Pellerin as Julien, his friend and former coworker who has suffered from aphasia since being injured in a car accident for which Maxime was responsible, as well as James Hyndman, Guillaume Cyr, Catherine Trudeau, Mickaël Gouin, Chantal Fontaine, Bruno Marcil and Jean L'Italien.

The film entered production in 2019,[3] and premiered at the Festival du nouveau cinéma on October 7, 2020.[4] It subsequently had its first English Canadian screening at the 2020 Whistler Film Festival,[5] where Dupuis won the Borsos Competition award for Best Director of a Canadian Film.[6]

References

1. "Souterrain, de Sophie Dupuis : l’esprit de famille quand tout le reste s’écroule". Ici Radio-Canada, September 5, 2020.
2. Sophie Rouillard, "«Souterrain»: la quête vers la résilience de Sophie Dupuis". Le Citoyen, September 30, 2020.
3. Lauren Malyk, "Sophie Dupuis embarks on Souterrain". Playback, June 4, 2019.
4. André Duchesne, "Souterrain de Sophie Dupuis ouvrira le FNC". La Presse, August 18, 2020.
5. "Whistler Film Festival to open with 'Sugar Daddy,' 'In Her City'". CityNews, November 5, 2020.
6. Lauren Malyk, "Little Orphans wins Best Canadian Feature at WFF". Playback, December 21, 2020.

External links

• Underground at IMDb