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May God Bless America
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'May God Bless America' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Robert Morin and released in 2006.Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/que-dieu-benisse-lamerique-film-de-robert-morin/ "Que Dieu bnisse lAmrique Film de Robert Morin"]. 'Films du Qubec', April 28, 2009. A critique of suburban values and lifestyles,Vincent Desroches, "Suspicions and Castrations: Robert Morin's Que Dieu Benisse l'Amrique". 'American Review of Canadian Studies', 43:2 (2003), pp. 231-240. DOI: 10.1080/02722011.2013.795029. the film stars Gildor Roy as Maurice Mnard, a police inspector in Laval, Quebec who is investigating a spate of murders of suspected sex offenders on September 11, 2001, in a community that is largely wrapped up in its own petty dramas with virtually everybody remaining oblivious to or unconcerned about the concurrent September 11 attacks in New York City.John Griffin, "Terror stalks Laval - but lightly". 'Montreal Gazette', February 17, 2006.
The cast also includes Normand D'Amour, Ren-Daniel Dubois, Patrice Dussault, Gaston Lepage, Sylvie Lonard, Sylvain Marcel, Dominique Quesnel, Jean-Guy Bouchard and Benot Rousseau.
Morin described the film as having been inspired in part by Albert Camus's novel 'The Stranger', with themes around the danger of individuality taken to extremes.Manon Dumais, [https://voir.ca/cinema/2006/02/09/que-dieu-benisse-lamerique-amere-america/ "Que Dieu bnisse lAmrique : Amre Amrica"]. 'Voir', February 9, 2006.
The film premiered on February 17, 2006 at the Rendez-vous du cinma qubcois.[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/294727/rendez-vous-cinema "La grande fte du cinma qubcois est de retour!"]. Ici Radio-Canada, February 8, 2006.
Awards
Morin received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Screenplay at the 9th Jutra Awards in 2007.[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/television/jutra2007/finalistes/index.shtml "La soire des Jutra: Finalistes et gagnants"]. Ici Radio-Canada, February 18, 2007.
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