Tar Angel (2003)
October 8, 2003Release Date
Tar Angel (2003)
October 8, 2003Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Zinedine Soualem
Ahmed Kasmi
Rabah Aït Ouyahia
Hafid Kasmi
Hiam Abbass
Naïma Kasmi
Marc Beaupré
Sylvain
Catherine Trudeau
Huguette
Raymond Cloutier
Roberto
Denis Chouinard
Director
Gary Boudreault
Bertrand
Details.
Release DateOctober 8, 2003
Original NameL'ange de goudron
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
Filming LocationsMontreal, Canada
Genres
Wiki.
Tar Angel (French: L'Ange de goudron) is a Canadian drama film, released in 2001.Directed by Denis Chouinard, the film stars Zinedine Soualem as Ahmet Kasmi, the patriarch of a family of Algerian refugees in Montreal whose values are tested when his oldest son Hafid (Rabah Aït Ouyahia) joins an anti-globalization activist group, sparking Ahmet's fears that the family may be denied Canadian citizenship. The film's cast also includes Hiam Abbass, Catherine Trudeau, Kenza Abiabdillah, Marc Beaupré, Raymond Cloutier, François Papineau and Maude Guérin.
The film premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival in 2001, where it won the award for Best Canadian film.The film garnered three Genie Award nominations at the 22nd Genie Awards in 2002, for Best Actor (Soualem), Best Director (Chouinard) and Best Original Score (Bertrand Chénier). The film also garnered eight Jutra Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.