1981 (2009)
1h 42m
Running Time
September 4, 2009Release Date
1981 (2009)
1h 42m
Running Time
September 4, 2009Release Date
Network & Production Companies



Plot.
Filmmaker Ricardo Trogi recalls the events surrounding his family moving to a new neighborhood when he was 11 years old.
Where to Watch.


Currently 1981 is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Film Movement Plus, Kanopy
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

Jean-Carl Boucher
Ricardo

Claudio Colangelo
Benito

Sandrine Bisson
Claudette

Gabriel Maillé
Jérôme

Élizabeth Adam
Anne Tremblay

Rose Adam
Nadia

Marjolaine Lemieux
Aline

Claude-Michel Bleau
Nazi Sergeant

Claude Despins
Anne's Father

Pierre Mailloux
School Principal

Jean-Robert Bourdage
Lawyer

Jean-François Boudreau
Newspaper Guy

Léo Caron
Plante

Dany Bouchard
Marchand

Simone Chevalot
School Secretary

Denise Lamontagne
Monitor

Martine Deslauriers
Neighbor

Nicolas Allard
The Little Prince

Catherine Didelot
CastingDirector

Patrice Vermette
ProductionDesigner

Hugues Lamont
Benito, Five Years Old

Fanny Provençal
Anne's Girlfriend

Lauriane Fortier
Anne's Girlfriend

Laurie-Kim Gosselin
Smoking Friend

Nathalie Caron
Old Woman

Pierre-Xavier Martel
German Soldier

Martin Doepner
German Soldier

Sébastien Lacombe
Music Teacher

Thomas Trudel
Boy with Walkman

Jeremie Baud Black
Kodiak Boy

James-Travis Doucette
Kodiak Boy

David Pauze
Kodiak Boy

Sébastien Giroux
Nerd

Victor Labelle
Nerd

Steve Asselin
Roller Skating Attendant / Director of Photography

Mikahel Turcot-Beauchemin
Alfonso Trogi

Ryan Remati-Paquette
Five Year Old Benito's Father

Ricardo Trogi
Self (voice) / Writer / Director

Nicole Robert
Producer

Martine Beauchemin
Line Producer
Media.




Details.
Release DateSeptember 4, 2009
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 42m
Content RatingNR
Budget$4,500,000
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
coming of age
working class
italian family
moving in
Wiki.
1981, longer title 1981: L'année où je suis devenu un menteur (1981: The Year I Became a Liar), is a 2009 Canadian-French language comedy-drama film from Quebec written and directed by Ricardo Trogi. It was released on September 4, 2009. The film is autobiographical about the youth years of the director as told by him during the film.
The film was the first in what is, as of 2024, a tetralogy of semi-autobigraphical films about Trogi's life, followed by 1987, 1991 and 1995.
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