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How to Conquer America in One Night
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'How to Conquer America in One Night' is a Canadian comedy film, directed by Dany Laferrire and released in 2004.Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/comment-conquerir-amerique-nuit-laferriere/ "Comment conqurir lAmrique en une nuit Film de Dany Laferrire"]. 'Films du Qubec', December 28, 2008. The film centres on the relationship between Fanfan (Maka Kotto), a Haitian Canadian man who has resided in Montreal for 20 years but still does not feel entirely at home in Canada, and his nephew Gg (Michel Mpambara), who has recently come to Montreal to visit his uncle before moving to the United States to pursue his vision of the American Dream, which mainly involves eating hamburgers and seducing large-breasted blonde women.Brendan Kelly, "Montreal seen from Haiti". 'Montreal Gazette', September 10, 2004.
The cast also includes Sonia Vachon, Sophie Faucher, Maxime Morin, Widemir Normil, Michel Barrette, Pascale Montpetit, Pierre Curzi, Claude Charron and Fabienne Colas.
Fanfan is a character who frequently recurs in Laferrire's work,[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/feb/01/dany-laferriere-life-in-books "Dany Laferrire: a life in books"]. 'The Guardian', February 1, 2013. including the concurrent film 'On the Verge of a Fever (Le Got des jeunes filles)', which was directed by John L'Ecuyer from Laferrire's screenplay and also premiered in fall 2004."Growing up fast". 'Montreal Gazette', January 21, 2005.
The film, Laferrire's first time directing one of his own screenplays,Brendan Kelly, "Laughing through the snow". 'Montreal Gazette', September 8, 2004. premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival on August 27, 2004, before opening commercially on September 10.
Hlne Girard received a Jutra Award nomination for Best Editing at the 7th Jutra Awards in 2005.
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