Cargo (1990)
January 1, 1990Release Date
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Alice manages to bring together on a sailboat the two men of her life, her father and her lover. What was supposed to be just a short getaway turns into a long ride that will take a very bad turn. "François Girard made a film that stands, a film whose images and sounds remain in our heads. And that gives haste to the next one." (François Girard, 1990)
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Cargo is a Canadian drama film, directed by François Girard and released in 1990. Girard's feature film debut, the film centres on a sailing trip undertaken by Alice (Geneviève Rioux), her father Philippe (Michel Dumont) and her lover Marcel (Guy Thauvette). After they are caught in a violent storm which kills Philippe but from which Alice and Marcel are rescued, Philippe is left alone wandering a ghost ship and struggling to make sense of his fate.The film premiered in October 1990 at the Festival du nouveau cinéma.Daniel Jobin received a Genie Award nomination for Best Cinematography at the 12th Genie Awards in 1991.