Maelstrom
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Denis Villeneuve
Marie-josée Croze
Jean-nicolas Verreault
Stephanie Morgenstern
John Dunn-hill
Marc Gelinas
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
During one rainy summer night, 25-year-old Bibiane Champagne hits a man with her car. The victim, a 53-year-old fishmonger whom Bibiane abandons on the street, manages to get back home and die peacefully in his kitchen. Bibiane's life descends into chaos. Just as she risks her life to erase all proof of her actions, she is given a second chance. With the help of Evian, a man she encounters, she finally comes to terms with her life. The storyteller is a fish, a fish that hails from the aquatic magma present at the very beginning of the universe.
Director
Denis Villeneuve
Cast
Marie-josée Croze
Jean-nicolas Verreault
Stephanie Morgenstern
John Dunn-hill
Marc Gelinas
Bobby Beshro
Marie-france Lambert
Virginie Dubois
Daniel Turcot
Luis Oliva
Darrell Lloyd Tucler
Leo Arguello
Martin Boucher
Vuk Stojanvic
Valentina Blagodatska
Robin Aubert
Alexis Belec
Annie De Raiche
Sylvie Moreau
Alfonso Valles
Irene Fossberg
Ragnhild Sveistrup
Clermont Jolicoeur
Paul Brian Imperial
Richard Frechette
Khanh Hua
Jean Chen
Alejandro Moran
Belinda Hum
Jean Mustaki
Eric Lehner
Raymond Belisle
Jacques Lavalee
Armand Vachon
Pierre Collin
Diane St Jacques
Pierre Lebeau
Zhen Hu Han
France Clidat
Crew
Caroline Alder
Charles Aznavour
Nathalie Bayle
Mathieu Beaudin
Mathieu Beaudin
Simon-pier Belanger
Daniel Bisson
Nathalie Boileau
Patrick Bouchard
Vincent Bouchard
Luc Boudrias
Djina Caron
Jo Caron
Martin Cazes
Richard Comeau
Gilles Corbeil
Lise Dagenias
Claude Dallaire
Jerome Decarie
Pierre Desrochers
Ida Durand
Alain Dussault
Sofie Essiembre
Roger Frappier
Carole Gagnon
Ange-albert Gaultier
Louis Gignac
Sylvain Gingras
Renee Gosselin
Mireille Goulet
Edvard Grieg
Jean Handfield
Daniel Jacob
Lynn Kellogg
Sylvie Lacoste
Serge Langlois
Andre Laperriere
Stephane Lefebvre
Auree Tommi Lepage
Geoffrey Mitchell
Karine Monssen
Melba Moore
Atoine Morin
Adrien Morot
Henri Normand
Ginette Pare
Daniel Perez
Conrad Perreault
Jacques Plante
Yvon Rivard
Lucie Robitaille
Francois Senneville
Denis Sperdouklis
Andre Turpin
Steve Vaillancourt
Luc Vandal
Denis Villeneuve
Sylvie Vincent
Tom Waits
Hanna Yee
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Panorama Fipresci international critics prize at the 2001 Berlin International Film Festival.
Winner of five 2000 Genie Awards, including Best Motion Picture, Best Achievement in Direction, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Marie-Josee Croze), Best Screenplay (Denis Villeneuve) and Best Achievement in Cinematography, from the Canadian Academy of Cinema and Television. Nominated for a further five awards, including Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Jean-Nicolas Verreault), Best Achievement in Art Direction/ Production Design (Sylvain Gingras), Best Achievement in Editing, Best Achievement in Overall Sound and Best Achievement in Sound Editing.
Winner of the Audience Award for Best Canadian Film and the award for Best Cinematography at the 2000 Montreal World Film Festival.
Released in United States Winter January 25, 2002
Released in United States April 5, 2002
Released in United States on Video March 18, 2003
Released in United States 2000
Released in United States January 2001
Released in United States February 2001
Released in United States April 2001
Released in United States June 2001
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (in competition) August 24 - September 4, 2000.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 22 - October 5, 2000.
Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica, California February 21-28, 2001.
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama) February 7-18, 2001.
Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (Dramatic Features) April 20-28, 2001.
Shown at Sydney Film Festival June 8-22, 2001.
Shown at the French-American Film Workshop in Avignon, France (in competition) June 22-27, 2001.
Released in United States Winter January 25, 2002
Released in United States April 5, 2002 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States on Video March 18, 2003
Released in United States 2000 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (in competition) August 24 - September 4, 2000.)
Released in United States 2000 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 22 - October 5, 2000.)
Released in United States January 2001 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema) in Park City, Utah January 18-28, 2001.)
Released in United States February 2001 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica, California February 21-28, 2001.)
Released in United States February 2001 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama) February 7-18, 2001.)
Released in United States April 2001 (Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (Dramatic Features) April 20-28, 2001.)
Released in United States June 2001 (Shown at Sydney Film Festival June 8-22, 2001.)
Released in United States June 2001 (Shown at the French-American Film Workshop in Avignon, France (in competition) June 22-27, 2001.)
