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'Blue Thunder' is a Canadian short musical comedy-drama film, directed by Philippe-David Gagn and Jean-Marc E. Roy and released in 2015.[https://voir.ca/nouvelles/actualite-musicale/2015/03/12/dany-placard-en-vedette-du-conte-rural-chante-bleu-tonnerre-la-trame-sonore-en-ecoute/ "Dany Placard en vedette du conte rural chant Bleu tonnerre : La trame sonore en coute"]. 'Voir', March 12, 2015.

The film stars Dany Placard as Bruno, a sawmill worker whose girlfriend (Isabelle Blais) breaks up with him after suffering a miscarriage. Losing both his home and his job in the aftermath, Bruno is not defeated, but rather decides to rekindle his long-dormant dream of becoming a professional wrestler.[https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/festivals-de-cinema/festival-de-cannes/201505/16/01-4870230-bleu-tonnerre-de-saguenay-a-cannes.php "Bleu tonnerre, de Saguenay Cannes"]. 'La Presse', May 17, 2015. The film also stars Sandrine Bisson and Louis Champagne.

The film premiered at the Saguenay International Short Film Festival in March 2015, where it won the Prix crativit and the Bourse de cration rgionale.[https://voir.ca/cinema/2015/03/14/bleu-tonnerre-comedie-musicale-folk/ "Bleu tonnerre: une comdie musicale folk prime Regard sur le court mtrage"]. 'Voir', March 14, 2015. It was screened in the Director's Fortnight stream at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, where it received an honorable mention from the Illy Prize jury.

The film received a Quebec Cinema Award nomination for Best Short Film at the 18th Quebec Cinema Awards,[https://www.lequotidien.com/arts/bleu-tonnerre-aux-prix-jutra-a0fe840a011ed9e88848815db4a2e6d1 "Bleu Tonnerre aux prix Jutra"]. 'Le Quotidien', January 26, 2016. and a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards.[https://etcanada.com/news/37268/2016-canadian-screen-awards-nominees-announced/ "2016 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Announced"]. 'ET Canada', January 19, 2016.

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