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Jo for Jonathan

2010 Canadian drama film

Jo for Jonathan (French: Jo pour Jonathan) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Maxime Giroux and released in 2010.[1] The film stars Raphaël Lacaille as Jonathan, a teenager who wants to emulate his older brother Thomas (Jean-Sébastien Courchesne) and become a player in the world of illegal car racing. Despite not yet having a driver's license, he enters a race and loses, getting into trouble as he does not have money to pay; Thomas must bail him out by racing himself, but is gravely injured in an accident.[2]

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The film premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in August 2010,[3] and had its Canadian premiere at the Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie in September.[4] It went into commercial release in March 2011.[1]

Lacaille won the Borsos Competition award for best actor in a Canadian film at the 2010 Whistler Film Festival.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Charles-Henri Ramond, "Jo pour Jonathan – Film de Maxime Giroux". Films du Québec, February 21, 2011.
  2. [2]
    Brendan Kelly, "Intense story of a boy in an existential crisis". Montreal Gazette, March 18, 2011.
  3. [3]
    "Cinq longs métrages canadiens à Lorcano, dont deux en compétition internationale". Canadian Press, July 15, 2010.
  4. [4]
    "Le film "Jo pour Jonathan", de Maxime Giroux, va de festival en festival". Canadian Press, September 22, 2010.
  5. [5]
    Graeme McRanor, "It's a wrap for 10th anniversary of Whistler Film Festival; Highlights included a chat with filmmakers Monte Hellman, Bruce McDonald and Atom Egoyan and a new home for the film fest". Vancouver Sun, December 6, 2010.
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