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'Fear of Water' is a Canadian thriller drama film, directed by Gabriel Pelletier and released in 2011.[Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/peur-de-leau-pelletier/ "Peur de leau, La Film de Gabriel Pelletier"]. 'Films du Qubec', January 7, 2012.] The film stars Pierre-Franois Legendre as Andr Surprenant, a police officer in the Magdalen Islands who is investigating the rape and murder of the mayor's daughter Rosalie (Stphanie Lapointe).[Andr Duchesne, [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/cinema-quebecois/201210/04/01-4580430-la-peur-de-leau-film-dhorreur.php "La peur de l'eau, film d'horreur?"]. 'La Presse', October 4, 2012.]
The film's cast also includes Brigitte Pogonat, Sandrine Bisson, Isabelle Cyr, Paul Doucet, Normand D'Amour, Pierre-Luc Brillant, Germain Houde and Pascale Bussires.
The film was inspired by, but not a direct adaptation of, Jean Lemieux's crime novel 'On finit toujours par payer'.[
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The film had its theatrical premiere in November 2011,[ before going into commercial release in January 2012.][Guillaume Fournier, [https://voir.ca/cinema/2012/01/19/la-peur-de-leau-lile-noire/ "La peur de leau : Lle noire"]. 'Voir', January 19, 2012.]
Awards
The film received two Jutra Award nominations at the 14th Jutra Awards in 2012, for Best Supporting Actress (Bisson) and Best Sound (Mario Auclair, Pierre-Jules Audet and Luc Boudrias).[[https://voir.ca/nouvelles/actualite-cinematographique/2012/01/31/jutra-2012-monsieur-lazhar-en-tete-avec-9-nominations/ "Prix Jutra: Monsieur Lazhar en tte avec 9 nominations"]. 'Voir', January 31, 2012.] It won the award for Best Film at the Festival international du film policier de Lige in 2012.[[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/559175/peur-eau-liege "La peur de l'eau triomphe au Festival international du film policier de Lige"]. Ici Radio-Canada, April 26, 2012.]
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