Happy Face (2018)
November 1, 2018Release Date
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Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Robin L'Houmeau
Stan
Debbie Lynch-White
Vanessa
Dean Perseo
Marc Robert
David Roche
Otis
Cindy Nicholsen
Buck
E.R. Ruiz
Jocko
Alison Midstokke
Maggie
Noémie Kocher
Augustine
Pauline Beal
Leslie
Paul Batah
Dr. Zadeh
Dawn Shaw
Petra
Vincent Bellefleur
French Host at Tapas Bar
Keith Widgington
Mike
Daniel Boloten
“Dangerous Dave”
Métushalème Dary
Brenda
Alexandre Franchi
Director
Rosalie Julien
Paulette
Dinh S Nguyen
Van
Romy Gendelmen
Josephine
Stéphane Gérin-Lajoie
Producer
Paul Zinno
Markus
Claudine Sauvé
Cinematographer
Hubert Hayaud
Editor
Amélie Labrèche
Editor
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Happy Face is a Canadian drama film, directed by Alexandre Franchi and released in 2018. The film stars Robin L'Houmeau as Stan, a young man from Montreal who tries to cope with his mother's cancer treatment, which has disfigured her appearance, by disguising himself with bandages and joining a support group for people with disfiguring facial conditions in the hopes of better understanding her situation. Debbie Lynch-White plays Vanessa, the nurse who leads the support group, while the members of the support group are portrayed by real people with facial disabilities, including motivational speaker David Roche and actress and model Alison Midstokke.The film premiered in October 2018 at the Festival du nouveau cinéma, before going into limited theatrical release the following month. It had its American premiere at the Slamdance Film Festival in 2019.The film won the Prix collégial du cinéma québécois in 2019. Midstokke received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020.