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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.
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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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